fredthecat
The original homebrewer™.
several months ago i took some 35% (yeah i know it's a funny percent) alcohol and put it on 1oz oak chips for 2 weeks, then bottled it. one was bottled with about 3% maple syrup added.
the alcohol was soju, which was supposed to be just alcohol and water, but tasted slightly, slightly sweet and dissimilar to vodka. through reading about alcohol preparation, i think it might have been glycerine added to the product?
well, about 3 months later the result is that it was a waste of good oak chips. the tastes never really meshed together and it tastes like the bad aspects of wood and a separate alcohol flavour. it's drinkable and i guess superior from soju because the wood distracts you from how crappy soju is.
if i try it again, i might try to carbon filter (or brita filter) the soju and then cut down the oak by half, but toast it first. gonna let 2 bottles age for 6 months more or so and see what happens...
anyone else with similar experiences?
the alcohol was soju, which was supposed to be just alcohol and water, but tasted slightly, slightly sweet and dissimilar to vodka. through reading about alcohol preparation, i think it might have been glycerine added to the product?
well, about 3 months later the result is that it was a waste of good oak chips. the tastes never really meshed together and it tastes like the bad aspects of wood and a separate alcohol flavour. it's drinkable and i guess superior from soju because the wood distracts you from how crappy soju is.
if i try it again, i might try to carbon filter (or brita filter) the soju and then cut down the oak by half, but toast it first. gonna let 2 bottles age for 6 months more or so and see what happens...
anyone else with similar experiences?