Grain Storage

[ggltd]

I finally went through my garage fridge and pulled out all my brewing leftovers. I weighed and bagged in zip locks all my un- milled grain and hops. Okay the big question is what’s the best way to keep these. In the freezer, fridge or at room temperature in a cabinet? I have been keeping these in the freezer. I don't know if this will cause an off flavor in a brew.

[snowcapt]

hops-sealed infreezer
grain-sealed and dry

[spiderwrangler]

Moisture is the big thing to avoid with grain, keeping it dry is best crucial. If you have stuff that's around for a while, you can chew it to see what sort of shape it's in. If it's crunchy, it's probably ok, but chewy grain is blech.

[foomench]

Ideal for hops is vacuum sealed and frozen. For grain dry is important, and bug/vermin free. Where I am in Colorado it is real dry, so I just have most of my grain in plastic bins. It would not be practical for me to vacuum seal and freeze 200 pounds, but I have vacuum sealed some of my rarely used specialty grains. In NC, the humidity is probably more of an issue.