Spoiled or OK?

[KWhit]

I'm an idiot. I realized that I had a batch that I had been fermenting in the closet for 2-3 months and I had forgotten about it.

When I check on it, I see that all the water had evaporated from the airlock. Uh oh. Now, when I open it up, it looks like this.

What do you think? Spoiled or not?

 

[homebrewdad]

Taste it. It doesn't look spoiled to me. Technically, beer doesn't spoil, it's not going to hurt you. You might get something in it that tastes bad, but I don't see any pellicles or mold.

The age itself is no issue, I've had a beer go four months in secondary after four weeks in primary, and it was great. I've read of lots of beers that went way longer in secondary.

 

[beertroll]

Looks like yeast rafts to me. My understanding is that if you have discrete chunks like that, it's usually just yeast. If all those white bits were webbed together or if they covered your entire surface, then there might be reason to worry.

 

[two_one_seven]

Looks nice what style is it. Bottler up and see what you have.

 

[KWhit]

Ok. Thanks, guys.

This is an IPA. I did taste it. It had a little bit of twang to it. Not my best, but it wasn't terrible.

I'll go ahead and bottle it and see how it turns out.

 

[two_one_seven]

Good, give it a chance they always change after they carb up.