Quick Tip: How Long Can Malt Be Stored?

So you bought a 55 pound bag of grain, and you have not used it all. How long can you store it? The answer to that depends on a few things. Malt needs to be stored in a dry place, at room temperature, bug free, and uncrushed. In that case, it will go about a year. According to this online Mr. Wizard article entitled "Storing Grain and Rising Kraesen," from a September 1999 issue of Brew Your Own Magazine, it will get staling flavors if it goes much more than that, and may even eventually go rancid.