Almost no fluid in airlock

[MedicineMan]

I have an old ale that I'v been aging since January, I looked at the air lock last night and most of the vodka had evaporated, there was only about a 1/4" left. Do you think the beer will be no good due to possible oxidation, or could this lead to infection.

 

[beerkrump]

You'll be fine. The layer of CO2 on the beer will prevent oxidation.

 

[MedicineMan]

Thanks, that makes me happy.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

You'll be fine. The layer of CO2 on the beer will prevent oxidation.

+1

I would carefully add more vodka if you are going to age it longer.

 

[MedicineMan]

I added some more right as soon as I saw it was low.

 

[OldWorld]

Air locks offer a false sense of security...Relax have a homebrew...heck I've made great beers using plastic wrap for an air lock...

 

[milesvdustin]

I had a beer go over a year in primary, probably four-five months with a dry airlock. Im going to pull a pint tonight to see how it tastes! Before carb was fine.

 

[Soma]

I'm sure it'll be fine, just top up the airlock. And pull a sample for good measure.