How long is too long?

[RenoRebel]

Hello to all,

This may have been answered already, but I'm still finding my way around the boards.

HOW LONG IS TOO LONG IN THE PRIMARY???

I've got a brew still in it's glass carboy, with yeast and air lock, where it's been since roughly early August or so, maybe late August. Healthy seeming brew, used a starter and it fermented like a monster for days... then I sorta forgot about it, being busy with other things. Room temperature, in the kitchen with a flourescent light. Covered mostly, but uncovered the last month or so, and it's a dark beer so I assume it's absorbing a lot of the light. Has leaving all the yeast (trub?) with it for so long hurt anything? Still looks fine.

Need the help of the experts!
What to look for, what to do next?
Still viable?

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

 

[elmetal]

dark beer.

what does that mean?

color tells us nothing.

it seems as though it's been there for 2-2.5 months. that's fine.

bottle it!

 

[StunnedMonkey]

Room temperature, in the kitchen with a flourescent light. Covered mostly, but uncovered the last month or so, and it's a dark beer so I assume it's absorbing a lot of the light.

Ever had a Little Kings that sat under fluorescent lighting for a month? From now on keep those carboys out of the light, or cover them. Like so:

Just bottle the thing and see how it is. I'd not be so worried about the length of time it's been in the carboy so much as the conditions (heat and light) in which the carboy was stored.

 

[RenoRebel]

dark beer.

what does that mean?
color tells us nothing.

Dark in color, yeah. Wheat beer. No stouts or anything.
Hoping to bottle soon on your blessings.

 

[flyangler18]

Taste it, then determine a course of action.

 

[RenoRebel]

Again, thanks for the quick replies. I'm going to grab some bottles this weekend and start that mess.

I'm wondering though, to reiterate the original question, how long is too long?

 

[spaceboi13]

Again, thanks for the quick replies. I'm going to grab some bottles this weekend and start that mess.

I'm wondering though, to reiterate the original question, how long is too long?

Two months for an ale is too long - IMO

 

[twst1up]

i've had beers in the primary for 8-10 months with no noticeable off flavours