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Just bottled mine a week or so ago, and had to try it this weekend. I used 16oz of Jim Beam that had soaked on oak chips for 4 weeks. I can taste the bourbon, not too overpowering at all.

Boy, I was very happy with the final product, delicious, drank 3 of the Grolsch bottles I used. Not too overpowering with bourbon or oak. balanced flavors. I hope it keeps getting better with time. Brewing an IPA next.

Final Gravity 1.016 Left in on the oak for 5 weeks or so. ABV 6.3% Smells just like a porter! Go figure! Boozy whiff in the bottling bucket. Gonna crack one Sunday the 5th, just to see. I used Fast prime for this one. ended up with just under 5 gal. This was brewed to coincide with my...

If my Cliff Burton IPAs don't arrive soon, I may have to drink some out of the secondary!

Bottling this week, been in secondary 4-5weeks with the oak and bourbon, tastes and smells great! Let you know in a few weeks when it is conditioned. As others have said can't wait for it to age.

Taking another reading this Friday and then going to secondary on day 14.

Hello, brand new here, just read some good advice on a few different threads and have just started my 4th batch of extract brew, after a 2 year hiatus. Can't wait to keep going.

Just brewed this up last Saturday June 18. I made a starter with some Wyeast Scottish ale yeast and Fast Pitch. Actually a double batch. Pitched it when the wort had cooled and before the next morning that thing was foamy and bubbling. OG 1.062. Here we are 4 days later and no real...

Very new novice here, brewing my 4th extract batch.