old malt extract.

[neil2345]

hello all, first post here and only just started beer kits, i have been given a stash of brewing/winemaking equipment- fermenter 60 demijohns and assorted stuff, also included was a large bucket of EDME diastatic malt syrup about 7kg, price ticket says £15 and i think its prob 10yr old. there is a good crop of white mould on the surface, but smells sweet, i think its worth using, any advice?

also some loose hops of same vintage- about 600g northern brewer, in sealed plastic bags, hops all brown now but still orange bits of pollen- prob wont use them,

my thought is that boiling the dms will likely kill any spores left in it - or am i wrong and likely to poison myself?
thanks

[steve_flack]

Personally I'd chuck the lot in the bin. Think about it, would you make a sandwich with mouldy bread?

[brewsters millionths]

you saying you haven't picked the mouldy bits off when you've made a sandwich then found it?

[steve_flack]

Maybe when I was a student I would've used the unmouldy slices from a loaf that had mouldy slices in it. But usually a) I was hungry b) I was pissed c) the shops were all shut d) I had nothing else ...not even any cereal to eat dry from the box

[brewsters millionths]

should i take that as a yes then?



especially when it's the last slice and the shops are shut.
but i agree. i wouldn't use the old extract