I have a bag that’s been open for 2 years and haven’t noticed that.
Good question.
The local liquor store chain sold me a dozen kits that had been on a shelf at the top of the wall for who-knows-how long. I think I gave him $10. I tried brewing with one or two of the bricks, which never fermented at all.
I am assuming by 25 years to go that you are in your forties. Back in the mid-nineties when I was in my mid-thirties, I was seriously considering attending the Siebel long course and moving into brewing. There are days when I kick myself for not making that move. That being said, there are a lot of extract brew pubs. I was a partial mash brewer before I moved to all-grain. Good beer can be made using extract and partial mash. Will it be the best one has ever tasted, rarely. A good extract or partial mash recipe is Rocky Racoon’s Honey Crystal lager. There is something about that recipe that belies the fact that is made from extract.
I’m 35 currently lol
It’s easier (cheaper and quicker) to produce.
just about 1/2 my age
When are the 30 somethings going to wise up and take everything us more mature fellas say as gospel?
;D
I was always taught that when on the job if you don’t know how to do something, find the most grey haired and wrinkly faced old timer you can find and Ask him. He will probably know the answer and if he walks with a limp even better.
That teaching moment has proven true 90 percent of the time.
I also am afforded the luxury of a somewhat earlier retirement than some of my un-organjzed counterparts in industrial construction and the electrical industry
Make sure you put your LME containers in the sink with hot water before you open them up. It makes it easier to put in the wort. LME is thick as molasses. Have fun brewing!
Alonzo