Oak chips

EatWell · 02-04-2012, 06:01 PM

How many oz. Of oak chips should I use for a 5.5gallon batch?

**unionrdr** · 02-04-2012, 06:19 PM

If you're going to use the chips,I'd say 3-4 oz would do it. If you're going to soak them in bourbon or the like,I wouldn't use more than 3 jiggers mixed with the chips in an airtight container. I put that mixture in the fridge for the entire time the ale was fermenting.
Then poured all through a hop sack into secondary,tied off the sack,& dropped it in. Racked the ale onto them & sealed it up. Let it sit for a week,then take a shot glass size sample to see if it's at the level you like. Adjust aging time according to those taste samples. Then rack to bottling bucket & prime.

browning · 02-04-2012, 06:22 PM

I made an oak tea with my chips for an ipa then put my priming sugar in my tea the bottled. Great oak flavor

**unionrdr** · 02-04-2012, 06:29 PM

Yeah,maybe a 1C oak tea to sanitize the chips & bring out their flavors. But still pour it all through a hop sock into secondary to keep the chips from getting into the bottles. That's the way I do it.