Iamjacksbrew
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Hi all. I’m new here. (Former lurker that read but never joined) I have dabbled in the brew arts for some time. Mainly just an extract brewer but some grain brewing. So the situation is on 9-20-2016, I brewed a quad similar to St Bernardus Aby 12. I did what we all normally do and pitched yeast immediately after wort hit 80degrees. Fermentation was explosive so I used a blow off method with a hose and bucket. During the night I had a temp drop and one of the five gallon batches sucked in some water.
Fast forward a month and I noticed what appeared to be mold on the top of the brew so I put it back in the cabinet. And pondered. Well, right after that I got a freezer to store my car boys in while fermenting/aging and long story short I forgot about the other cariboy. I pulled it out the other day and it looks exactly as it did when I put it in there. It smells great. I’d love to boil it to kill any bacteria and force carbonate it. But I’m wondering how risky that behavior would be. It could be awesome, but I guess it could be deadly too. What are the thoughts and comments that you all have.
Fast forward a month and I noticed what appeared to be mold on the top of the brew so I put it back in the cabinet. And pondered. Well, right after that I got a freezer to store my car boys in while fermenting/aging and long story short I forgot about the other cariboy. I pulled it out the other day and it looks exactly as it did when I put it in there. It smells great. I’d love to boil it to kill any bacteria and force carbonate it. But I’m wondering how risky that behavior would be. It could be awesome, but I guess it could be deadly too. What are the thoughts and comments that you all have.