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Does anyone have experience with storage of milled malt in a grist case? Due to various reasons, we had to call off a brew day. Unfortunately, we called it off AFTER we milled the grain. So, now we have 800 lbs of milled grain in our grist case AND we can't brew again for at least 10 days. Some helpful information:
1. SS Grist case is fairly well sealed from moisture and light via weather stripping.
2. Ambient temp in grain room is 75F
3. When we brew again in 10 days, we'll 2x batch using the pre-milled malt for the first batch and freshly milled grain for the second batch and ferment in one unitank.
We typically pre-mill our malt the night before and mash in the next morning or within 12 hours. 10 days is another matter and I can't find any information in my reference books relating to storage of pre-milled grains in other than the pre-sealed bags. Obviously, we're concerned with moisture, mold, etc.
So, anyone have experience using pre-milled grain that has sat in a grist case (again, fairly well protected from moisture pickup via the surrounding air) for a week or more?
Cheers,
Matt
1. SS Grist case is fairly well sealed from moisture and light via weather stripping.
2. Ambient temp in grain room is 75F
3. When we brew again in 10 days, we'll 2x batch using the pre-milled malt for the first batch and freshly milled grain for the second batch and ferment in one unitank.
We typically pre-mill our malt the night before and mash in the next morning or within 12 hours. 10 days is another matter and I can't find any information in my reference books relating to storage of pre-milled grains in other than the pre-sealed bags. Obviously, we're concerned with moisture, mold, etc.
So, anyone have experience using pre-milled grain that has sat in a grist case (again, fairly well protected from moisture pickup via the surrounding air) for a week or more?
Cheers,
Matt
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