So, I have been on this burbon/whiskey/oaked beer kick lately (I suspect this has nothing to do with my Jameson supply running low...) and I decided I would use the JD chips. I can NOT say enough good things about using these chips! Hate the whiskey, love the chips! As I sit here typing this I am like Pavlov's dog, wishing my IIPA was now carbed. Just a few more days and it will be!
I brewed up the DFH 90 min clone recipe with extra hops, malt and a different yeast, it is EXCELLENT. I really wanted to do something different with this so I dry hopped this to extreme. Well, It was pretty extreme for me lol... all in all, I used over 1 lbs of hops per 6 gallon batch in the boil and 8 oz per 6 gallon batch for dry hopping. I dry hopped it for 1 week (this helped it mello and blend/finish) then racked to the bucket for oaking and new dry hops.
I used 1 lbs of the JD chips, 1 oz of each of the hops and a small paint strainer bag. I toasted the chips for 20 minutes @ 250 F on a cookie sheet. I then put the chips + 4oz of hops in the sanitized bag and tied it shut, it was a tight squeeze, and racked the beer on over. I checked it 2 days later. I was a bit sad, very little flavor added. Another 2 days and it was just about perfect. I kegged/bottled it @ 5.5 days. These chips flavor complement the beer VERY well.
I will be using this formula again for future IIPAs, IPAs and maybe even a light ale or blonde that I feel may need to get "oaked". It added a brilliant oaky, whiskey (NOT BOURBON), light vanilla flavor and I seriously can not wait...
I brewed up the DFH 90 min clone recipe with extra hops, malt and a different yeast, it is EXCELLENT. I really wanted to do something different with this so I dry hopped this to extreme. Well, It was pretty extreme for me lol... all in all, I used over 1 lbs of hops per 6 gallon batch in the boil and 8 oz per 6 gallon batch for dry hopping. I dry hopped it for 1 week (this helped it mello and blend/finish) then racked to the bucket for oaking and new dry hops.
I used 1 lbs of the JD chips, 1 oz of each of the hops and a small paint strainer bag. I toasted the chips for 20 minutes @ 250 F on a cookie sheet. I then put the chips + 4oz of hops in the sanitized bag and tied it shut, it was a tight squeeze, and racked the beer on over. I checked it 2 days later. I was a bit sad, very little flavor added. Another 2 days and it was just about perfect. I kegged/bottled it @ 5.5 days. These chips flavor complement the beer VERY well.
I will be using this formula again for future IIPAs, IPAs and maybe even a light ale or blonde that I feel may need to get "oaked". It added a brilliant oaky, whiskey (NOT BOURBON), light vanilla flavor and I seriously can not wait...