Safale s-04... Pineapple... Do esters age out?

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Orangevango

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I made an english barleywine a few months ago, before I had temp control on my fermentation. It fermented far too high (probably like 75*) and the yeast pitched some hellacious esters, most notably Pineapple. Its only been in the bottle about 2 weeks. Ive still got hope, but I was wondering, do esters age out? If they do, I might seal this batch up and let it age for 6 months to a year.
 
Put it away, forget about it. Come back in a few months and then try it...

Personally, I've never had any flavors from S-04, just very clean finishing beers, though I've admittedly never fermented that high either..
 
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