I've found a batch of forgotten wort maybe 3-4 years old...still good?

brannflakes247 · Nov 25, 2011

I cracked it open out of curiosity and it smells amazing. I am considering attempting to bottle but I am obviously concerned with the safety of this attempt. Has anyone had any experience with this? I am afraid I maybe wasting a batch of some of the BEST BEER EVER BREWED! I was once told by a brew master that if it smells good it probably is...i just don't know if that applies to a batch thats been sitting for years. :ban:

Airborneguy · Nov 25, 2011

Is it wort or is it beer? If it has already fermented, I would definitely bottle it. If it is unfermented wort, I would more than likely dump it. Do you know what style it was?

bwomp313 · Nov 25, 2011

Airborneguy said:
Is it wort or is it beer? If it has already fermented, I would definitely bottle it. If it is unfermented wort, I would more than likely dump it. Do you know what style it was?

Agreed.

Revvy · Nov 25, 2011

brannflakes247 said:
I cracked it open out of curiosity and it smells amazing. I am considering attempting to bottle but I am obviously concerned with the safety of this attempt. Has anyone had any experience with this? I am afraid I maybe wasting a batch of some of the BEST BEER EVER BREWED! I was once told by a brew master that if it smells good it probably is...i just don't know if that applies to a batch thats been sitting for years.

Nothing pathogenic can grow in beer.....so you can't get sick from it. If it's not vingar or infected in another way, you can bottle it and drink it with no problems.....

Calder · Nov 25, 2011

Lambics sit for years in the fermenter.

If it tastes fine, bottle it.

dwarven_stout · Nov 26, 2011

Is it fermented? If so, it's fine. If not, it's a miracle, but fine.

ChillWill · Nov 26, 2011

Try it!

Was it still sat on the yeast or in secondary? Was the airlock dry?

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