Not really. I tasted all the malts beforehand to make sure nothing was off but at most they tasted maybe slightly stale. During the mash it did smell kind of funky but the resulting sweet wort tasted good and when boiled plus combined with the bitterness of the hops I couldn't tell anything was wrong. But then again my palate is not the most refined :). I'll see how it tastes when fermentation is done.
After sleeping only 3 hours I decided it would be a great idea to brew that beer I have been "planning" for a while. It's nothing super fancy, just a New England IPA using a couple opened bags of old malt that was past their best before date (one of the bags by about 2 years). Had some old Cascade and Citra from 2021 plus 2 bags of Simcoe that the store I buy from gave away last year because it was nearing its best before date. Turned out pretty good. Going to dry hop in the keg later on. :)
Turns out she didn't actually like doing crafts, just buying/collecting the supplies to do crafts. She gets joy from buying things in preparation for doing things but not from doing things.
Carbon steel is very much needed in a lot of places. It is harder than mild steel and is used in axles, gears, cutting tools etc.
SSAB HYBRIT technology replaces the usage of coal/coke in the iron reduction stage with hydrogen which is nice since it only produces water and not CO2. But I can't find any information regarding the carbon content of the resulting sponge iron. If the carbon content is too low you still need to add elemental carbon in some form.
Found all the answers I was looking for. :)
The resulting sponge iron is 0% carbon meaning you need to add carbon in some form. The broschure mentions the use of either biocarbon or a small amount of natural gas. So no need for coal. Neat. :)