Where do you store your malt?

[TheOsprey]

Hi,

I now have about 20kg of different malts, and I'm planning to brew in the garage. If I leave in the bags, I'll definitely get mice. I've put some in an FV, but what have you found best to store your malt?

Do you leave it in the bags or decant into another container? Does anything taint the flavour over time? I could get some storage tubs, but I don't want to if everything will taste of ikea plastic after 6 months...

 

[stan.distortion]

Air tight 60 litre barrels here but I need to get some smaller airtight containers for speciality malts as they're hard to search through. I'd stored malts in a none airtight container before and after a break of 18 months or so they weren't in great shape, everything I brewed with them had a sour taste.
EDIT: All uncrushed. Iirc the barrels are 60l but I'd have to double check, nice size because they take a 25kg bag of grain with a little space to spare.

 

[Galena]

For smaller amounts I use airtight 5 litre and 10 litre food grade plastic buckets, for the larger amounts I use 60L food grade airtight barrels

 

[TheOsprey]

For smaller amounts I use airtight 5 litre and 10 litre food grade plastic buckets, for the larger amounts I use 60L food grade airtight barrels

Thanks, do you decant, or leave in the bag?

 

[Clint]

Mine stays in the bags and shipping box and is stashed in a useless corner of the kitchen...

 

[Petrolhead]

I use a couple of square storage bins with hinged lids, cheap from B&Q istr, I only buy uncrushed grain and when it arrives I decant it into 3Kg vacuum sealed bags.

A cheap vacuum sealer is about £15 on Amazon.

 

[Subtle Duck]

I recycle 10/20ltr food grade mayonnaise/ sauce tubs from the kItchen at work. Decanted. Haven't had a problem yet

 

[fury_tea]

I got a big 64 litre "Really Useful Box" from Amazon for 16 quid. Then bought a couple of the10L boxes for specialty grains. I prefer square boxes to barrels myself, for stackability purposes.

 

[Leon103]

Got a 320l barrel with scalable lid. Big sacks go in as they are, all smaller packs go in a vacuum bag.

 

[Galena]

Thanks, do you decant, or leave in the bag?

The 25kg bags I decant as it fills the 60 litre bin, the smaller amounts it depends, if its just say 1kg in a 5 litre bucket I will leave in the bag, if its 5 kgs in a 5 litre bucket I will decant. All the containers are airtight

 

[MickDundee]

I have a big blue plastic drum which has a metal ring that clamps onto the lid to ensure it’s airtight. A 25kg bag fits in with room on top for some crystal, adjuncts etc

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I've got 2 dustbins, a galvanised one and a plastic one both for base malts. I store other grains in a blue airtight bin and an old FV.

 

[MyQul]

These are supposed to be rodent proof and will easily store 20kg of malt. I have one and you can fit a 25kg sack of base malt in it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Litre-Plastic-Blue-Container-Storage/dp/B01AM5RZKA

 

[MickDundee]

These are supposed to be rodent proof and will easily store 20kg of malt. I have one and you can fit a 25kg sack of base malt in it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Litre-Plastic-Blue-Container-Storage/dp/B01AM5RZKA

That’s what I have. I’m thinking about getting a second one if I like this malt I’m collecting next week so I can just get 25kg each of the pale and lager and it’ll do me a year or so.

 

[An Ankoù]

These are supposed to be rodent proof and will easily store 20kg of malt. I have one and you can fit a 25kg sack of base malt in it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Litre-Plastic-Blue-Container-Storage/dp/B01AM5RZKA

That's what I use, too. You can just squeeze a 25Kg sack into one of them (at great risk to your fingers). Cheap cooler boxes are good for smaller amounts.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guaranteed...d=1&keywords=cooler+box&qid=1595323807&sr=8-6You can get them cheaper than this in Asda or elsewhere.

 

[xozzx]

I got a big 64 litre "Really Useful Box" from Amazon for 16 quid. Then bought a couple of the10L boxes for specialty grains. I prefer square boxes to barrels myself, for stackability purposes.

I have been using really useful boxes for a few years for my grain, I have a range of sizes for different quantities. For very small quantities I use those plastic takeaway boxes, can buy packs of 10 for £1 in most supermarkets.

I have been wondering if I should change from really useful boxes tho, they are food safe but they are definitely not air tight. Im not sure how big of an issue this is?

 

[JT_Brews]

SolentPlastics do a range of properly air tight boxes (the Really Useful Boxes are not air tight). I haven't used one yet but this is what I will be ordering:
https://www.solentplastics.co.uk/70-ltr-xl-iris-airtight-clear-plastic-storage-box-with-black-base/

 

[xozzx]

SolentPlastics do a range of properly air tight boxes (the Really Useful Boxes are not air tight). I haven't used one yet but this is what I will be ordering:
https://www.solentplastics.co.uk/70-ltr-xl-iris-airtight-clear-plastic-storage-box-with-black-base/

These look good, any idea if they are made from food safe plastic? I couldnt see any mention of it.

 

[GerritT]

The bucket it came in.

 

[Deadhead]

I got a big 64 litre "Really Useful Box" from Amazon for 16 quid. Then bought a couple of the10L boxes for specialty grains. I prefer square boxes to barrels myself, for stackability purposes.

I do this too. Keep in the plastic bags that they come with, I don't dump it in. And well if anyone cares to know, I brewed up a hefeweizen with 3 year old malt stored in a Really Useful Box and it was delicious.