Flour use by

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18 months ago i brought 2 bags of allinson bread flour which i intended to run out of date, these bags are a year out of date. I opened one yesterday it looks fine, it smells fine and there are no weevils in it.
So i made my normal bread with it the bread has come out absolutely lovely i would no as far as saying it was one of my best loafs. It taste great. It rose well both in the first stage and second stage of proving. The bread had a great crust and colour, it cut well and has a good texture and crumb.
I will be keeping the second pack of flour unopened for another year and then try and bake a loaf next year this time. I kept mine in the utility room cupboards so there was no special storage for it. I did'nt even put it in the freeze for a few hours to kill off any weevil eggs. I thought you guys would like this info.