Grain storage

[TomR]

Hi my local home brew shop is a bit of a distance so I was thinking of buying larger quantities of grain and hops. Just wondering how long grain can be stored for and what are the optimum conditions for storage?
Thanks

 

[Leon103]

I have used grain about 18 months old and had no ill effects or a drop in efficiency

 

[MyQul]

I've just used the last of 10kg crushed after 7 months . It smelled and tasted as fresh as when I bought it new. Cool and air tight it ideal. But I just kept in in zip lock bags filled to the top to keep the air out and stored them in a 60L bin in my second bedroom. I've just bought a 25kg sack and will keep it in exactly the same conditions. I expect it to last as long as it needs to get used up

 

[TomR]

Thanks