MisterOJ
Well-Known Member
I'm going to be brewing batch No. 4 this weekend. This is going to be my first "adventurous" brew - meaning not straight from a kit.
I'm going to be doing a bourbon barrel old ale. I plan on letting this age a long time - like at least six months - but here's my dilemma:
There's a small-batch distillery here that sells 5-gallon, used bourbon barrels for $100 each. I really like the idea of aging my old ale in one of these. (The bourbon they make is really good stuff, so no worries about the flavor.) But I just worry a little that doing that might be a bit over my current experience level.
I could always just go the route of buying some oak cubes, soaking them in bourbon and putting them in a carboy with the beer. That would probably be easier and simpler, but it doesn't seem nearly as "cool."
What do you guys think?
I'm going to be doing a bourbon barrel old ale. I plan on letting this age a long time - like at least six months - but here's my dilemma:
There's a small-batch distillery here that sells 5-gallon, used bourbon barrels for $100 each. I really like the idea of aging my old ale in one of these. (The bourbon they make is really good stuff, so no worries about the flavor.) But I just worry a little that doing that might be a bit over my current experience level.
I could always just go the route of buying some oak cubes, soaking them in bourbon and putting them in a carboy with the beer. That would probably be easier and simpler, but it doesn't seem nearly as "cool."
What do you guys think?