made a bit of a schoolboy error

[alimacoz]

Hi guys,

I picked up a second brewcraft fermenter tonight for half the retail price, the guy i got it from bought it as a whole deluxe package so it came with an extra spopon, hydrometer, airlock etc and it also came with a brewcraft munich lager kit which i have happily just finished making, now the thing is that after i was sitting there reading the can i saw the BBE date which was October 2010!

I stupidly just assumed this guy had bought the kit recently and he said he just hadn't got the time to brew his own beer so i went ahead and brewed it, do you think i should just cut my losses, pour the whole lot down the sink and go and get a fresh kit or let it go and see what happens.

The kit itself (LME) smelt fine when i was pouring it into the fermenter and smelt like other lager kits i had made when i topped it up to 23 litres?

 

[BrewerBear]

I wouldn't worry about it,it's already brewed so just ride it out.

 

[Maddoghoek]

Yeah, you've already brewed it. Best case you have good beer to drink. Worst case you give alot of it away to friends and say it was an experiment.

 

[alimacoz]

Good point all of you I'll leave it and see how it turns out

 

[Klickmania]

The only thing I'd be worried about is the yeast still being viable. But you brewed it already, so I'd let it sit for a week or so and take some gravity readings. If it didn't ferment, you can always re-pitch another packet of yeast.

 

[homebrewdad]

The only thing I'd be worried about is the yeast still being viable. But you brewed it already, so I'd let it sit for a week or so and take some gravity readings. If it didn't ferment, you can always re-pitch another packet of yeast.

This. Might not be as 100% tasty if the other ingredients were a tad stale, but you probably won't notice. If the yeast isn't viable, worst thing is you'll have to repitch.

 

[alimacoz]

I re-pitched as the old yeast was no good and now I have a very active fermentation and it smells great, looking forward to trying this old kit now!

 

[Klickmania]

Good deal! Just be sure to wait a little longer then normal in the primary to be sure that everything drops out of your beer, including what old yeast may be floating around in there.

 

[milesvdustin]

It should be just fine. My first batch was a Coopers kit in a can that the guy at the brew shop gave me because it was a few months over. Still made a decent beer.