Recipe Kit Storage

Northern Brewer General
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I got several recipe kits for Christmas. I don’t brew often (about once a month at most). It will take months for me to brew them all.

So, how should I store them to make them stay as fresh as possible. I do not have a vacuum sealer, but I do have a deep freezer.

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Your hops should be fine in the freezer without sealing (the packs are already sealed). Yeast in the fridge, malt in a cool dry place.

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Vacuumed sealed hops and yeast are best stored in the freezer for long term storage. For just a couple of months the refrigerator is okay. DME can be stored cool and dry for years. LME should be refrigerated.

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Yeast can be frozen? I thought that destroyed cell walls if you didn’t do a weird glycerin process…

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Ya. New information from Danstar for dry yeast.
http://www.danstaryeast.com/articles/freezing-dry-yeast

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Ah… good to know. Original poster… dry yeast in freezer, liquid yeast in the fridge.

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So, dry yeast and hops in the freezer, and LME in the fridge. Got it.

Thanks all!

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Depends on the heat temp at your area. Me got issues not putting dme in the fridge. It became hard like a rock. Now i vacume. And stick everything in the fridge

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Massive brew day, then let it age? Sneezles61

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I agree with @sneezles61 do some double brew days. Who knows how long those kits have been on the shelf already. But if you cant do that keep the stuff refrigerated.