Greetings,
I have a bourbon old ale that has been in the secondary for two months now with four to go. It is sitting in a 5-gal glass carboy and is probably at the 4.25-4.5 gallon level.
I have a possible need to move this carboy by car for an eight hour drive. There is just too much headspace; it will be sloshing around and getting horribly oxidized.
My thought is to increase the volume, adding liquid right up to the neck; then use a stopper or ?? for the trip. The ABV is over 8% now, so I have no problem adding distilled water. My other option is to blend in some of my imperial oktoberfest which I will be bottling this weekend. That way it is at least beer, and the taste should blend nicely.
What do you think? Please don't tell me to bottle it; it really needs six months soaking with the vanilla beans and bourbon oak chips.
Thanks..
I have a bourbon old ale that has been in the secondary for two months now with four to go. It is sitting in a 5-gal glass carboy and is probably at the 4.25-4.5 gallon level.
I have a possible need to move this carboy by car for an eight hour drive. There is just too much headspace; it will be sloshing around and getting horribly oxidized.
My thought is to increase the volume, adding liquid right up to the neck; then use a stopper or ?? for the trip. The ABV is over 8% now, so I have no problem adding distilled water. My other option is to blend in some of my imperial oktoberfest which I will be bottling this weekend. That way it is at least beer, and the taste should blend nicely.
What do you think? Please don't tell me to bottle it; it really needs six months soaking with the vanilla beans and bourbon oak chips.
Thanks..