Beer in primary for months, still good?

[stevet]

Hey folks, a fellow brewer once told me to bottle or keg everything you make, even if you think something might be wrong.
I have 5gal of saison and 5 gal of a blonde that have been in the primary for 4or5 months. Do I take the time to bottle?
Everything seems to be fine.

 

[nukebrewer]

Go for it. I don't make it standard practice, but I've found myself short of time once or twice and didn't bottle a couple beers until they had been in primary for several months. They still turned out really good.

 

[KISS Brew]

Hey folks, a fellow brewer once told me to bottle or keg everything you make, even if you think something might be wrong.

I agree with this advice. It definitely won't hurt you, and there's a really good possibility that it will be delicious.

 

[stevet]

I figured that was the case, but needed some reassurance.
Thanks for the info.
Cheers

 

[daksin]

Yea, the only time you don't want to bottle something is if it's infected, in case you get something in there that can super-attenuate the beer and give you bottle bombs. Kegs can take it, though, so if it's infected and tastes good, sure throw it in a keg.