Hello All,
I just received ten pounds of pils from a homebrew store where I have traditionally ordered my stuff. Truth is, over the last year or so the quality of the service has been steadily decreasing, I won't name names but I will tell you that it is located in the Midwest. Anyway, as evidence, I ordered 10lbs of pils to have. I live in North Dakota and no where near a homebrew store so I have to get stuff online. I order in semi-bulk, (e.g. 10lbs here and there) to keep on hand. Well, I ordered ten lbs of pils that I did not want milled but sure enough, it arrived crushed.
I'm wondering how long it will keep and if time is of the essence, what can I do with it? there is a local health food store here that has a small amount of homebrew stuff, including just about every dry yeast you can think of. I have a lot of extra hops too, specifically, 2oz of palisades I'd like to use and the health food store usually has a fair amount of SAAZ and Hallertauer. If anybody can suggest something, I'm more than willing to give it a shot. It's not really lagering season yet which is why I'm not biting the bullet and making a pils. I thought about a blonde ale but its still a little warm here (highs in the 90's expected this week while my house brewery is holding steady at 68).
thanks for any and all help
WR
I just received ten pounds of pils from a homebrew store where I have traditionally ordered my stuff. Truth is, over the last year or so the quality of the service has been steadily decreasing, I won't name names but I will tell you that it is located in the Midwest. Anyway, as evidence, I ordered 10lbs of pils to have. I live in North Dakota and no where near a homebrew store so I have to get stuff online. I order in semi-bulk, (e.g. 10lbs here and there) to keep on hand. Well, I ordered ten lbs of pils that I did not want milled but sure enough, it arrived crushed.
I'm wondering how long it will keep and if time is of the essence, what can I do with it? there is a local health food store here that has a small amount of homebrew stuff, including just about every dry yeast you can think of. I have a lot of extra hops too, specifically, 2oz of palisades I'd like to use and the health food store usually has a fair amount of SAAZ and Hallertauer. If anybody can suggest something, I'm more than willing to give it a shot. It's not really lagering season yet which is why I'm not biting the bullet and making a pils. I thought about a blonde ale but its still a little warm here (highs in the 90's expected this week while my house brewery is holding steady at 68).
thanks for any and all help
WR