2 Month Long Fermentation - troubleshooting?

[BrewToHeugh]

http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1037 2013 India Pale Ale Recipe.pdf

so i currently have this IPA kit from brewers best fermenting but for one reason or another i let it sit for 2 months long...

at first i did 3 weeks, then 1.5 weeks cold crashing, then returned it to room temp for another month. When i was cold crashing, i put on a sealed bung and its been like that for the last month. I opened it up maybe twice since then but just to let out the gas (carboy bomb).

Im about to bottle this bad boy and was just wondering... did i fuk up my brew? It smells absolutely amazing so far. Will my beer carbonate ok? will i have to add more sugar or maybe some yeast?

thoughts would be great. thanks!!:rockin:

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

Your in great shape, might be slightly over the time frame from fermenting and packaging but alls well that ends well.
Throw some boiled priming sugar in a bucket and when you siphon off cake grab a little bit of the yeast at the end. You should have no problem carbing i just like to do this when the primary/aging sits for over 2 months. Ive heard people having no problems but i like to be on the safe side and not re-dose each bottle with yeast when there all flat.

 

[cluckk]

My recommendation: add priming sugar; put in bottles; forget for three weeks; cool to temperature; enjoy.

I wonder though, since it has been sealed, did it carbonate at all?

 

[BrewToHeugh]

Your in great shape, might be slightly over the time frame from fermenting and packaging but alls well that ends well.
Throw some boiled priming sugar in a bucket and when you siphon off cake grab a little bit of the yeast at the end. You should have no problem carbing i just like to do this when the primary/aging sits for over 2 months. Ive heard people having no problems but i like to be on the safe side and not re-dose each bottle with yeast when there all flat.

this is great. ill try to suck up some trub. do you recommend adding extra priming sugar?

 

[Revvy]

Your beer didn't ferment for 2 months, it only fermented for as long as it takes for the yeast to eat the sugars, which is usually about a week. The rest of the time your beer has been bulk aging and conditioning, just like in a secondary. Fermentation is a process, with an ending.

 

[BrewToHeugh]

My recommendation: add priming sugar; put in bottles; forget for three weeks; cool to temperature; enjoy.

I wonder though, since it has been sealed, did it carbonate at all?

well after i cold crashed i let it be for a month and opened it up quickyl just to let out gas... twice. the bung almost flew off both times if i werent holding it tight but boy did it smell great. havent tasted it though. going to prime it this week, taste test, and update after another month

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

this is great. ill try to suck up some trub. do you recommend adding extra priming sugar?

nope