6 months in ferm

[Beek]

I made a stout from a kit in July. Then life happened and I never got around to bottling it or anything. It's just been sitting there on the old yeast and stuff. Do you guys think it's still good to go or should I just dump it and start over?

 

[MikeHNF]

Have you tasted it?

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[duboman]

Only your taste will tell you so take a sample, if it tastes fine then package it. You may want to add a little yeast since it's been sitting so long to properly carbonate though.

 

[Beek]

No. Haven't even opened it up. Just wondering what you guys thought first.

 

[Beek]

Okay. Guess I better taste it then.

 

[mrphillips]

I was worried of something very similar, but some intelligent people on this forum told me that anything under a year is fine to keep in the primary.

What temperature was it kept at?

 

[Beek]

I keep that room at a pretty consistent 60-70.

 

[mrphillips]

I think I'd be fine. Drink it and enjoy!

 

[TheHogue]

Only your taste will tell you so take a sample, if it tastes fine then package it. You may want to add a little yeast since it's been sitting so long to properly carbonate though.

Agreed! Actually, even if its a little off (not infected) I would say you should still bottle it and see what it becomes after a couple more mores.

 

[tkerugger]

I brewed an Irish stout and promptly forgot about it for about six months. At that point, I kegged it. Probably the best stout I've ever made!

Neil

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Stouts and other dark beers age really well, as long as it was not jostled while in the fermenter and was under CO2 the entire time you should have a great beer.

 

[IL1kebeer]

Have you tasted it?

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+1

At this point your taste buds will tell you more about your beer than we can.

 

[Beek]

Tried it. It had soured up really bad. It was so terrible. Not going to waste my time bottling it. Maybe if I had a legging system I would do it just to see. But I don't so I won't. Thanks for your help guys.

 

[SteakW]

Was it in a bucket? I don't think buckets have a good enough seal for long term storage like that.

 

[Beek]

It was in a bucket. I was thinking the same thing.