Old dextrose

[Luvabeer]

hi all
Just had a bag of dextrose given.
Only problem is it’s bbf 9.20.2017 ! Should I take the risk or bin it
Cheers

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
I would chuck it in the brew. I can't see sugar going off.

 

[Luvabeer]

That’s what I was thinking! But as you know Col am a newbe. Just didn’t want to waste a brew
Cheers

 

[Mavroz]

Should be fine as long as there are no lumps or the like in it.

 

[Slid]

If the bag is unopened, I can't see how this will be a problem. I chucked a Brew Enhancer with a BBF date very similar into an Old Ale very recently with no thoughts of poor outcomes. The food industry is bullied into these dates by the Compensation Industry. As this (CI) is one of our great post industrial growth areas, perhaps we should all pander to its wondrous inanity.

 

[Drunkula]

Sugar's a preservative. Kills bacteria by osmotic torture sucking the juices out of them. Mould can grow but only if it's got moisture, like in jam, but I'm assuming it's still all flowy. If you really are a panicker I'd throw some boiling water on it, slosh that in your brew

 

[terrym]

... If you really are a panicker...

Seems to be applicable to a few on here

 

[Hoppyland]

aunsure....

Only problem is it’s bbf 9.20.2017 ! Should I take the risk or bin it

totally agree with the above - this will still be perfectly usable in my opinion.
Funny calendar you're using, though. Have you got a name for the 20th month of the year? Maybe we could have a forum competition for best naming of non-existent months!

 

[Luvabeer]

Lol chuckle chuckle maybe an Americanism