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As for bitterness, I know that you can get tannins from the specialty grains bag. When you removed it before the boil, did you wring or squeeze it out? If you did, this might be a source of tannins resulting in extra bitterness, although tannin bitterness is different from hop bitterness...

I appreciate the advice! Since I'm starting with a lighter beer I will probably go with 2 oz of oak chips and no more than a cup or so of whiskey.

I've been looking into this and there seem to be a few different ways to do it - Soak wood chips in whiskey for about 2 weeks, then either: 1. pour the whole mixture in 2. add the wood chips only 3. add the liquid only I'm leaning towards adding the liquid only b/c I'm worried about getting...

So I'm a huge fan of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. I've seen some AG clone recipes, but as I'm still somewhat new to brewing (<1 year) and limited in brewing space I am limited to extract beers. I was considering trying to make my own. I was thinking that the base would have to be malty, so...