a month in the secondary

[blaggard]

Due to a busy schedule, my red ale has sat in the secondary for just over a month now. I am ready to bottle this weekend, however I'm concerned that the yeast may have gone dormant. Is that a reasonable fear to have?

I'm wondering if I bottle it with the proper priming sugar if the beer will carbonate, or if i need to add more yeast. Any suggestions?

 

[Electrake]

IME you're fine. I secondary'd a saison for ~2 months before bottling. Turned out splendid

 

[Sadu]

I have gone much longer than that before with no trouble bottle conditioning. Although sometimes it definitely takes longer to reach full carbonation.

 

[Timberline]

I'm a noob but from what I've done with my own brews I'd bet you're fine. Maybe give it and additional week or two beyond normal (say a full 4 weeks) after bottling before you start testing, they'll only get better with a bit of maturity anyway.