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I soaked my wood chips in 6 onces of scotch for a week or two then dumped all of it into the secondary and then transferred the beer on top of it. It had a good subtle scotch flavor after a few months in the bottle after the woodiness subsidized

I just drank my last bottle of this after a little over two years in the bottle(had a few hidden away at my parents house), and it was very good a smooth. I will Be making this again as it seems to just get better as it ages

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I first tried mine after a month in the bottle, I didn't like it too much. It had too much of the wood flavor. But now after two months it tastes real good and is turning into quite a good beer. I plan on setting aside at least a six pack to see how the beer ages and the flavors change

Finally got around to bottling this beer after sitting in the secondary on the wood chips/ 6 oz of whiskey for a month. It will be interesting to see how the flavors change/develop as time goes by and the beer ages. I tried a sample as I was bottling and it is a very strong whiskey flavor

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I got that kit from a local brew supply store that open recently. I just brewed it last night. Did you add any whiskey to your or soak the wood chips in whiskey? I was thinking of doing that but I'm not sure how much to add, I've seen any where from a 750 ml bottle to just a couple ounces

I did the same thing on my second batch brewed(should be bottling it this week). I just scrubbed my arm clean sanitized it and went fishing

I'm still new to this I'm assuming cold crash means putting the carboy in cold water. If so will using an ice bath work and how cold do I want to get the beer? Thanks to all for the advice and tips

Its already in the secondary. I would transfering it to the bottling bucket. Would straining the beer niw introduce to much O2 into the beer(like RJwhite suggested) or would I be ok to do it at this point?

I dry hoped my American Pale Ale a week ago using hop pellets. I want to bottle but the hops have broken up and are floating on the surface completly covering it. Should I mix up the beer in hopes the hops fall to the bottom or just wait to see if they will fall on their own? I need to bottle...