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Alright. This beer has been sitting in me basement all summer. I'm watching Iron Maiden in glorious hi-def and decided to crack open a bottle. It's been several months now. Popped the cap. Beautiful hiss! Poured into a glass. A nice, thin head forms and a decent aroma comes up. It has...

Don't forget the "after 12 hours in the sun" part. That is key.

It tastes like ass. I don't mean hot Victoria's Secret model ass, I mean sweaty crackwhore who's been out in the Summer heat for 12 hours ass.

5/26 update: This past Saturday, the beer hit the 4 week mark in the bottle. Guys, it is disgusting. Carbonation has not improved, the off-flavors seem worse (maybe for the initial tasting my enthusiasm masked this, as I wrote off the bad taste to being flat). There's **** floating around in...

He didn't say mcuh beyond "not bad." I think he was afraid to hurt my feelings.

Awesome! Thank you, my friend.

No offense taken. Like I said, I lost interest. There was a time when I wished the time away so the 2 weeks of conditionining would "hurry up & pass." Is it as simple as as what you are describing? Just buy a packet of dry yeast (like the ones that come with the can kits) and sprinkle it in?

Alright, I am back. I see a few folks are eager to read about how the beer tastes. Sorry I didn't get on sooner to type up a response, just didn't get around to it. So on Saturday night (day 14 of in the bottle), I cracked open a bottle with a buddy of mine. I could not wait to taste it...

Once my 2nd child was born, available "me time" was at a premium. When I have "me time," there are other things I'd rather be doing. Whether that be something productive or simply sitting in front of a game on tv, not thinking or worrying about anything. That said, A few weeks ago I finally...

I had some water from the ice bath (which had unsanitized ice packs in it) get in my primary just before pitching the yeast. Beer turned out great, no infection. here is my thread about it: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=204885

After pitching the yeast that came with the Coopers kit, the beer sat in the primary for the full 2.5 years from Nov 2012 until April 2015. This weekend (Saturday 5/9) will be 14 days. I will be cracking one open! I expect no to little carbonation. If there's at least some sign of fizz (a...

Hey man, don't hate.

Whoops, my bad. I know zero about re-using old yeast so the whole thing you were saying sounded reasonable, ha.

Okay I think we have a disconnect here. I did not pitch this batch on an old yeast cake and in fact I have never re-used yeast. I brewed the can/DME, added water, cooled it in an ice bath, and pitched the yeast from the packet that came with the Coopers kit.

People have had lots of questions, so I updated the original post with the best answers I can give.

Labeling it for my daughter: Now there's a good idea! I will have to look into that. Are you a Bengals fan? Huge fan here, as frustrating as it is. I lived in the Ohio Valley for 22 years, including 11 in Cincinnati. We are a QB away from being an elite team. All that talent squandered...

Tasting beer out of the primary is something I have never done. I've brewed probably ~10 batches. Regarding autolysis: I didn't want to put any more work into the beer (goign out and buying more hops, dry-hopping etc) so my choices within those parameters were either bottle it or dump it...

Tonight I think I am going to give the bottles a gentle shake by turning each one upside down a few times to "wake the yeast up." I have them on the main level of the house right now, about 70 degrees. A little warm, but again, trying to wake them up. A plan to move them down into the...

If autolysis occurred, wouldn't it have an awful smell? I just looked at John Palmer's "How to Brew" book and it said that if it happens, you will know it right away from the smell. Who knows, maybe this beer will be amazing and the "900 Day IPA" will become a new trend (ha). :mug:

The bucket was closed for the full 2.5 years, and I kept the airlock full of vodka. When I siphoned into the bottling bucket, there were no bubbles, the beer was clear and still. I am hopign that means it had very little exposure to O2. Hoping! My expectations are in check, I'm just glad...