I've had a mare

[BrummieBrewer]

Around 4 weeks ago I started off an extract kit (IPA from LHBS) in a rush and for various reasons mainly illness and being away I've not had chance to bottle it. It's been sat in the fermenter with temp control for 4 weeks unopened but I have no idea if it has fermented out as i didn't take a gravity reading before hand and currently dont have a hydro meter. After 4 weeks would it still be ok to bottle and would you risk it without a final gravity reading?

 

[MyQul]

It'll be fine to bottle but I'd defiantely take a gravity reading as if for some reason you had a suck fermentation, when you bottled you'd have risk of creating bottle bombs

 

[BrummieBrewer]

Thank you, I've ordered a new hydrometer from Amazon as I wont be able to make it to wilko or LHBS today.

 

[MyQul]

Cool. The beer will be fine in the FV until the hydrometer turns up

 

[terrym]

Cool. The beer will be fine in the FV until the hydrometer turns up

+1 on that
An extra day or two on top of the four weeks is neither here nor there.

 

[samale]

I have had a few brews where I forgot to take a starting gravity. No big deal. As said the final gravity is important to make sure fermentation is complete

 

[BrummieBrewer]

Final gravity comes out ok however the fv is giving off a fairly strong banana smell, worth bottling?

 

[An Ankoù]

Final gravity comes out ok however the fv is giving off a fairly strong banana smell, worth bottling?

Probably Isoamyl acetate. Bottle it up, condition and carbonate. Leave it a while, it'll be at least drinkable. It might be amazing.