PiratesBeardBrewery
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***Edited*** new question:
Anyone have any idea how long and how many toasted oak chips/sticks to give a good flavor without overpowering the mead? I have some mini 2L oak kegs that I use for small batches of mead and I like the vanilla/toffee/whiskey notes that it imparts on the mead, but obviously I will need to use chips/sticks on this larger batch to get the same effect. Any input on amount of chips/sticks and time would be great.
I would guess that I would want to put the mead on the oak for about a month or two, then pull it off and let it bulk age again for another few months until I bottle it, right?
Anyone have any idea how long and how many toasted oak chips/sticks to give a good flavor without overpowering the mead? I have some mini 2L oak kegs that I use for small batches of mead and I like the vanilla/toffee/whiskey notes that it imparts on the mead, but obviously I will need to use chips/sticks on this larger batch to get the same effect. Any input on amount of chips/sticks and time would be great.
I would guess that I would want to put the mead on the oak for about a month or two, then pull it off and let it bulk age again for another few months until I bottle it, right?