I made a double batch of IPA about 3 months ago.I use a closet to ferment the beer in a carboy.I just realized I have a 5 gal of beer still in the closet.I forgot about it. ( this is the secondary fermenter)

Anyhoo,

The air lock has been on it the entire time and I'm wondering if it's still ok.

any input is appreciated..

wheel,

Yep, just drink it

Wheel,

What are you worried about? That it is fermented and contains alcohol?

Clearly you need to send all your home brew equipment to me. I wouldn't forget about it in the closet.

As long as the airlock is still in a functional capacity then you should be fine.

Funny though........I figured you would have spent more time int he closet.

Yes, it's fine.

Take a gravity reading.

Commence to rinsing the kegs and bottles.

Wheel is too busy going to Pajama party's to do all that.

Fine if you're force carbonating it, but if you bottle condition, your yeast may have gone to sleep. We're it me, I'd introduce some new fermentables to rouse the yeast. If it doesn't kick, you may need to add new active cultures and fermentables before bottling..

He kegs.

It could have picked up some nasty flavors sitting on the yeast cake that long.

^possibly..........how cold is it in the closet?

Off flavors from autolysis are a possibility; but cooler temps can help to reduce that effect.

Taste it and see.

^Umm it's an IPA.....I suspect extremely bitter and rank regardless of how long it's been forgotten about.

Ron

^IPA should be very "hoppy", but the result from the issue HD brought up would be yeasty and possibly rubbery.

tough decision...

as an ipa, i think it might benefit from some dry hopping since its been so long, but after all this time, i doubt you want to go that route, especially since it might taste nasty by sitting on dead yeast so long.

Sorry but I've found most IPA's to be bitter.....and some downright disgusting.Just a style of beer I don't care for....the only style I truly dislike.

Ron

Bottle it up, and take it to the next pool party.

^ Thanks for the help guys.

I figured that it might be ok.

So I'll keg it up this week..

wheel,

Do it today you lazy ass!

^ Good Advice Mr.Cooper..

Just quit thinking about boobs for an hour.