I seem to be in a strange situation. A buddy of mine who had some crazy situations with him having to take care of family happens to have some wort he never used. He says its been sealed but a lot has evaporated away over the year and thinks there is 2 gallons left and postulated the crazy idea of using it in the boil with another beer.
I know about doing sour mashes, but this is obviously totally different. I would think that lactobacillus or maybe pediococus would have gotten to it and eaten all the sugars, but what else could have happened? Should I even consider boiling this up?
I've got some second runnings of a big stout I brewed, and a little bit of DME I could add, and wouldn't mind giving this experiment a shot. It might taste like ass, possibly be unsanitary, or could be some weird experiment that turns out unremarkable other than using 1 year aged wort.
Comments?
I know about doing sour mashes, but this is obviously totally different. I would think that lactobacillus or maybe pediococus would have gotten to it and eaten all the sugars, but what else could have happened? Should I even consider boiling this up?
I've got some second runnings of a big stout I brewed, and a little bit of DME I could add, and wouldn't mind giving this experiment a shot. It might taste like ass, possibly be unsanitary, or could be some weird experiment that turns out unremarkable other than using 1 year aged wort.
Comments?