I had planned to brew today but spent most of night fighting some sort of bug.
I bought my grain and had it crushed on friday. It is in a plastic bag in the fridge right now. If I dont feel up to brewing later this afternoon, is it OK to put it off til next weekend?
Generally, will the grain be ok sitting around until next week?
This is my first all grain batch, and it hasnt started too good. I thought my brother had a big 7.5 gallong pot but it appears to have gone awol so now I either have to split the wort or wait til I get a larger pot.
The 5-gallon paint buckets with o-ring lids are cheap enough at Home Depot and similar places that I would never suggest using used ones that previously contained food, even if they were odor-free. You probably spend more in chemicals to get them clean in some cases than the new ones cost, not to mention wasted time.
I used a little Dawn dish soap and a soft cloth to clean the buckets. Same process I would use on a pail from HD/Lowes/ACE before putting grain in them.