Bourbon porter

[FireEmt37]

Brewed a porter. Its in secondary currently. Soaked some charred oak cubes in bourbon. Recipe says to add both the oak and bourbon to the secondary. There is a lot of bourbon not soaked in. Thoughts?

 

[rburrelli]

They mean the bourbon that the oak was soaked in. Not the remainder of the bottle. If I understand your question right.

 

[hottpeper13]

Racking on top of the cubes is the best way not to introduce oxygen, so not sure how you plan to put them in. This is by no means the only way , just the way I do it. I pour off the spirit to a jar I can seal, then add the wood then rack the beer on top. When some time has passed(3-4 months) I sample , if it needs more of the spirit flavor I add the saved liquid at bottling. The first time I did what the directions said and dumped the whole amount in and was way too much whisky heat for a beer.

 

[Alphadawg]

If this is the Northern Brewer recipe, just follow the directions. I did and it was the best beer I've ever made.