About 6 months back I did 2 BIABs and a kit. The BIAB's were no chilled in cubes and the kit was pitched straight away in a regular plastic fermented. A few weeks later I pitched the BIAB's in the cubes with the caps on then backed off slightly.
The brews were in a humid room with a clothes dryer that gets used semi-frequently. Temps over the time have probably ranged from 15c to 35c.
The kit in the fermenter was tossed as it formed a layer of mould on top. I had it covered with plastic wrap.
However the 2 BIABs in the cubes LOOK okay.They are still gassing off now. If I tighten the cap on them the cube will bulge over a few days.
The harsh co2 smell, if ones nose is stuck inside the cube, is gone and has been replaced with a beery smell.
I was wondering how long anyone has left a completed fermentation before packaging? Especially in a non controlled environment.
As the co2 smell doesn't seem up front I'm wondering if the swelling in the cube is something else?
I'll admit I haven't tasted it yet as I made the mistake of reading about botulism
Any advice on how to proceed will be gratefully accepted, even more so if accompanied with a story of a similar experience.
BTW, laziness was the ultimate cause of this situation, that and hoping my wife would cave and let me get kegs so I would "get rid of that beer stuff all over the house."
Fermentation finished...about 6 months ago
Post #1 made 8 years ago
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