Beer kit sell-by bbe dates

[SteveWTBD]

Hi Folks

I have a couple of kits that are nearing their sell-by dates. One is an AG kit and there is a date (next Sunday) printed on the sealed pack of malt grain.

The second is a canned Malt Extract kit, which has a few more months before its sell-by date.

Does anyone have experience of using kits beyond sell by dates? If so is a couple of months over likely to make a difference?

Cheers

Steve

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
The general feeling in other threads is that canned extract has a much longer life than thr Sell By date suggests; however, throw out the kit yeast and get new yeast.
I can't speak on the all-grain kit; even when sealed, the bag will be absorbing oxygen, so the grain won't be at its best, but that doesn't mean that it isn't viable.

 

[MrRook]

Hi Folks

I have a couple of kits that are nearing their sell-by dates. One is an AG kit and there is a date (next Sunday) printed on the sealed pack of malt grain.

The second is a canned Malt Extract kit, which has a few more months before its sell-by date.

Does anyone have experience of using kits beyond sell by dates? If so is a couple of months over likely to make a difference?

Cheers

Steve

Is the grain milled or whole? Whole grain will last a pretty long time in a sealed pack.
The malt extract is probably okay other than it maybe darkening up a bit.
Things do not automatically go bad just because they hit a predetermined date. There's no real way to tell the exact date when a product goes bad.
I have a batch of porter fermenting as I write this that used a pack of S-04 dated over three years ago. It started up in less than 12 hours.

 

[SteveWTBD]

Is the grain milled or whole? Whole grain will last a pretty long time in a sealed pack.
The malt extract is probably okay other than it maybe darkening up a bit.
Things do not automatically go bad just because they hit a predetermined date. There's no real way to tell the exact date when a product goes bad.
I have a batch of porter fermenting as I write this that used a pack of S-04 dated over three years ago. It started up in less than 12 hours.

It is whole grain. I think I'll take a chance and leave if for a while. I have just made one batch of the AG kit and fancy a go at something else before I make another batch.