Porter in primary for 3.5 Months

[cletus1]

I left a porter in primary for about 3.5 months due to sheer laziness. It didn't smell or taste too funky, though the top looked pretty nasty.

I transferred to a secondary tonight. So, question is should I leave for another month or so in the secondary to help de-nastify.

In case there are some off flavours, would it help to add some vanilla beans or something else that could mask the flavours?

Cheerio and word to yo mother!

 

[porterpounder]

It's not likely that letting it sit in a secondary will alleviate any nastiness. What's there is there. If it hasn't funkified the worst you will likely get it oxidation and yeast autolysis flavors. I'd give it a taste and if it is good enough then package it up and drink it. If it doesn't, abandon ship, dump it and move on to the next batch.

 

[cubalz]

3.5 months due to laziness? Seriously? You should drink it even if it tastes like dookie as punishment! I would put a bunch of charred oak chips in the secondary with it for sure. You could always float a touch of bourbon on top of each glass too. Hell, I would drink it.

 

[dmtaylor]

If it still tastes good, then drink it now, you're lucky. If not, nothing will fix it.

 

[aprichman]

It needs to be bottled, not moved to secondary.