CorporateHippie
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My club has recently obtained a 53 gallon bourbon barrel from a local brewery who supports us. The brewery got the barrel from Jack Daniels and used it twice for a BB Stout. They have since gifted it to us for what ever we want to use it for. As a club we have voted to go the traditional BB beer despite my pleading to inoculate with wild bugs for a huge souring project. (they promised it could happen on the 2nd or 3rd go-around)
The president has decided that we will do it like this.... The first 10 people to respond will be responsible for brewing a 5 gallons batch of beer. Once primary fermentation has ended and the krausens have fallen, we will meet on an already picked out date in march to transfer all batches into the barrel at the same time. The 10 participants of the project will be allowed to taste everyone else's beer before adding it to the barrel to check for unwanted off flavors and give their thumbs up. When it is all said and done the 10 of us will be able to take home 5 gallons of the BB Ale.
Anyway here is where I would like your opinions. The beer to be used is completely up to the brewer as long as it is around 9% ABV or more and falls in a generic "Old Ale" category and does not use any "bugs" or bacteria or spices. So Imperial Stouts, Big Porters, Scotch Ale, Barley Wines......
I have never done this before and I am sure whatever the final product is after sitting in a BB for a month or two will be good. What are your thoughts on combining beers like Scotch Ale, Stouts, and Barley Wines together???? Would we be smarter to pick one of the four?
The president has decided that we will do it like this.... The first 10 people to respond will be responsible for brewing a 5 gallons batch of beer. Once primary fermentation has ended and the krausens have fallen, we will meet on an already picked out date in march to transfer all batches into the barrel at the same time. The 10 participants of the project will be allowed to taste everyone else's beer before adding it to the barrel to check for unwanted off flavors and give their thumbs up. When it is all said and done the 10 of us will be able to take home 5 gallons of the BB Ale.
Anyway here is where I would like your opinions. The beer to be used is completely up to the brewer as long as it is around 9% ABV or more and falls in a generic "Old Ale" category and does not use any "bugs" or bacteria or spices. So Imperial Stouts, Big Porters, Scotch Ale, Barley Wines......
I have never done this before and I am sure whatever the final product is after sitting in a BB for a month or two will be good. What are your thoughts on combining beers like Scotch Ale, Stouts, and Barley Wines together???? Would we be smarter to pick one of the four?