>>I've made this beer. Be careful with the liquid (bourbon) after you soak you oak cubes. I didn't pour any off and just dumped it all into the secondary. It was about 8oz of Jim Beam into 5gal. It was over whelming IMHO. But it has mellowed a bit over time. If I had to do it all over, I'd pour half the bourbon off.
Aw, bummer. But thanks for the warning. Was it the oak that ws too strong, or the Bourbon?
Maybe I will start by pouring in 4 ounces, plus the oak cubes, for a month in the fermentor.
I will save the bourbon, to add a tea spoon to a beer, if it needs it.
Or do you think that is too much, when combined with the Bourbon mixture that has been sitting for 6 weeks with oak cubes.
I get the feeling that some of these recipes are not that well tested.