I accidently let my IPA get too warm. My house is quite cool so I put a sleeping bag round the fermenter. 36 hours after pitching the temp had got to 72f. It has some weird flavours and i am quite sure this is why. Is there any hope of it improving with age? should I keep in primary for a while or bottle it or just chuck it?
Will notty off flavours age out?
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keep it in primary as long as you can, 4- 6 weeks would be ideal (but understandable if you don't want to tie up your bucket/carboy that long). once it's in bottles, let it age some more - try one in a month, if it's still funny give it a month longer. do not throw out unless you absolutely have to!
Don't chuck it. How long has it been fermenting? 72F isn't bad for notty. I generally have a 3 week minimum for any of my beers to ferment and condition. Give it the full 3 weeks from pitching, even bring temps down slightly. It will still be fine.
In my experience, notty gets estery at 68 degrees, and positively foul at 72+. It hasn't aged out in my experience.
