I have a brewers best red ale thats 2 weeks in primary today. It had reached FG and is begining to clear up. I tried the hydrometer sample and its boring, not much going on... I have oak chips on hand i could soak in whiskey and add. I'm trying to find a reason to not do this. Theres nothing wrong with this beer but for some reason i want to muck with it. i figure i cant really hurt it or can I?
Boring red ale, add oak?
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Considering you're trying not to add oak, I'd say wait it out, let it condition and carbonate to give it a fair chance. If it's not what you want by then, you can always oak it in the future. To me, it's nice having a benchmark to compare future beers to.
Have you brewed this recipe before?
Do you keg or bottle?
Have you brewed this recipe before?
Do you keg or bottle?
^^^ Also a good suggestion.
I know the best thing i should do is just wait and try it once its done then maybe oak a batch of the same later on... I guess im just eager to do something to a batch. This weekend i will be able to brew a batch so i wont be as bored.
