coopers liquid malt

kenmac

I've just found a couple of cans of liquid malt in
a cupboard in my dads house...they are a year or so out of date...is it safe to use?

lang

Personally I wouldn't, but I've never used out-of-date cans so can't tell you whether they will work or not.

poitinstill

absolutly just get fresh packs of yeast. the only problem might be slight darkening. apart from that drive on. ive done it loads of times

NewDirection

+1 on using them, better than throwing them away.
I've used out of date spraymalt before and the result was one of the best beers I have brewed.

Also if in doubt, just go heavy on the hops

lang

poitinstill wrote: »

absolutly just get fresh packs of yeast. the only problem might be slight darkening. apart from that drive on. ive done it loads of times

NewDirection wrote: »

+1 on using them, better than throwing them away.
I've used out of date spraymalt before and the result was one of the best beers I have brewed.

Also if in doubt, just go heavy on the hops

Jaysus, amazes me how much I've learned from reading the posts on this Forum over the last few months. I'll defo use out-of-date malts from now on.

oblivious

kenmac wrote: »

I've just found a couple of cans of liquid malt in
a cupboard in my dads house...they are a year or so out of date...is it safe to use?

If the the cans are not bulging outward due to gas build up maybe, but I would bet money they will proudce awful beer if the extract is that old!

BeerNut

They oxidise with age, apparently, so you may get a bit of a cardboardy staleness. But it'll still be beer. Make it strong and dry-hop the hell out of it

kenmac

Update
As an experiment I brewed my first extract batch with the venerable malt extract.

Just used stuff I had in my brewing box.

Recipe was:

3kg lme
0.5 kg spraymalt
75g cascade @60mins
25g goldings @30mins
25g cascade @10mins

Will rack to secondary and dry hop with 30g cascade after a week.

12litre boil.

Made up to 23litres, cooled to 23c, pitched safeale 04.

Bought nothing for this so even just about drinkable is profit...

sharingan

I would be surprised if you only got drinkable out of it.

Cascade tends to fix a lot of problems!

kenmac

Just bottled this...tasted the hydrometer sample....bloody nice!!....a few bubbles will make it a top drop...chuffed....just have to keep away from it now until An Nollaig....not easy..will post a pic and taste test then