So i just kegged an IIPA in which to the secondary i dry hopped, as well as added 2oz of medium roast american oak cubes.
I've heard of people getting oak from commercial brewers (ex. Russian River), which prompts me to attempt to save the cubes for later use at some point.
How would you who've dealt with saving oak before recommend i go about doing this so as to avoid any detrimental "side effects"? At this point, about 20min ago i just dumped the secondary, and rinsed the trub/hop material from the cubes with cold tap water in my bare hands. I then put the cubes, wet, into a small jar and capped. Should i do something different/in addition to what i've already done? Any thoughts on storage, also?
Thanks in advance.
I've heard of people getting oak from commercial brewers (ex. Russian River), which prompts me to attempt to save the cubes for later use at some point.
How would you who've dealt with saving oak before recommend i go about doing this so as to avoid any detrimental "side effects"? At this point, about 20min ago i just dumped the secondary, and rinsed the trub/hop material from the cubes with cold tap water in my bare hands. I then put the cubes, wet, into a small jar and capped. Should i do something different/in addition to what i've already done? Any thoughts on storage, also?
Thanks in advance.