I brewed a brown ale (pretty stout-like) aged 3 months with oak cubes in February and bottled it in May. I like it a lot but I found that some bottles have more oak flavor and aroma than others, I mean a huge difference in intensity. Its funny, I opened a bottle 2 weeks ago and it was extremely mild in oak aroma and flavor still great (in fact I prefer a milder oak flavor). I opened a bottle yesterday and it was much smokier and had a pronounced oak flavor.
Has this been anyone else had this experience? I am new to adding wood to beer.
Has this been anyone else had this experience? I am new to adding wood to beer.