Did my 1st BIAB yesterday, and it was fun! Definitely a good way to squeeze in a small batch real quick! Did the initial heating, mashing, sparging on my stove, then it went out to a single burner in the garage. It was nice to not have to lug out my keggles, mlt, stand etc. I really need to get that thing on wheels, or find a stationary spot, where I can just fire them up!
3.25g of All Citra APA - 1.049 - 5.6 SRM - 44IBUs
After that I did some taste testing on my Slick Rick (OEO Clone) to see what kind of bourbon I wanted to use. All I really had on hand was Jim Beam, but it didn't really compliment the burnt-oily(kind of odd-but good-and I think the roasted barley will mellow more) flavor of the Slick Rick. So I tried some Balvenie Scotch that I had. WOW! That was the ticket! It was very complimentary to the flavor and aroma, which was pretty impressive to me, so I went ahead and threw 1oz of Oak Cubes in a growler, with a chopped up vanilla bean and covered in Balvenie!! Going to let it sit for a week or 2, then rack on top of it! I'm getting excited again for this batch!
Speaking of...does anybody ever use Scotch for their Porters/Old Ales? I don't know if a regular porter would taste as good with it, but the odd flavor of this really went well!