Lawrence Brewers Guild

I recently bought a couple extract cans that were on sale at Homebrew in Olathe and after I got home I realized why they were on sale... the use by dates were 2004 and 2005. One is an Irish red, and the other is a strong red (OG 1.06 ish) for a 2.5 gallon batch. I imagine I should get some fresher yeast, but is the extract still ok? I also bought a stout last year that expired in 2003 that I have been hesitant to brew...now its even older.

Lesson: If buying from Homebrew check the dates, it looks like his stock does not rotate well.

Mike

My personal opinion would be to make him aware that you were unaware of the situation (outdated product sale) ask if all sales on this were final and return if you feel you need to. I would think your probably OK as long as the can is still sealed and it doesn't show signs of swelling or abuse. If it's a hopped product then adding additional hops might be neccessary...I don't know.

Best of luck!

Jarrell

Sometimes older extract in a can can pick up metalic flavors. Not always true, but it can happen.

Thanks for the responses. I was going to try and brew them this weekend, but I think it might be a bit cold...at this point, whats another week or two.

Mike