My dad mentioned to me that he likes bourbon ales and asked if I could brew a batch for him. I have been brewing for about 6 months now and still use ingredient kits from my local homebrew shop. My main question is what kind of ale kit should I use? I don't really like bourbon ale all that much so I have no idea what is commonly used. I'm planning on brewing the beer then adding oak chips soaked in bourbon to the secondary (I was thinking of soaking them for about a month). I haven't done any reading on this, but it seems like the best way to do it since I don't have any bourbon barrels laying around. Thanks for any suggestions.