Old beer kit

[MrCat]

Hey folks, someone gave me an old fermenter they had kicking about for ages, it contais the full starter kit including a beer kit which says 'best before 10/10 on it!

It's a 2 can kit of 'Pride of Yorkshire special larger' and the yeast packet says best before 1/3/2011

Would you give it a go anyway or just chuck it? I'm tempted to have a go and see what happens. There's a bag of hops too I think will probably be well foosty by now and I shan't sling in, but do you think it's worth a shot?

Cheers

 

[unionrdr]

It'll undoubtably be darker from being 6 years old. Replace the dodgy yeast & hops though. Might be worth playing with for that what the hell question...?...

 

[madscientist451]

So it has dried malt extract or liquid? I'd get some new hops and yeast and brew it up. But just for fun, I'd set aside a quart of the wort and use a 1/2 gallon jug as a fermenter and pitch the old yeast to see if its still viable. Be interesting to know, thats all.

 

[MrCat]

It's liquid malt extract, 2 cans of it. I think I'll just try it and see then

Cheers!

 

[Gar]

if the cans are not swollen i'd give it a shot. i brewed a old mr beer kit it tasted bad to me but my bud light friends loved it.

 

[cookingozzy]

I did an extract a couple months ago. Just replaced the yeast, hops and had to change out the DME( it was a solid brick). Beer came out really good.

 

[MrCat]

Well I ordered up some more yeast and hops, but I think I'm just gonna go with all the original stuff and see what happens this time

 

[kh54s10]

Well I ordered up some more yeast and hops, but I think I'm just gonna go with all the original stuff and see what happens this time

The yeast is likely dead. The hops would have nothing good left. So I think it is a no go without new yeast, at the minimum.

I would wait and try it with new yeast and hops or just chuck it.

 

[MrCat]

Ahhh ok, you've sold me, might as well wait Patience is a virtue, apparently.

 

[unionrdr]

Yup. Just like hunting, patience is a virtue...though not always rewarded. But most likely will be, which always seems to draw us in...

 

[MrCat]

Like your thinking

 

[unionrdr]

Just callin' it like I've experienced it...