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So as I was putting my current IIPA over to secondary, dry hopping it and adding some cedar chips I got to wondering...
Usually I soak any and all wood chip additions in bourbon or vodka (depending on the wood or the beer) to get rid of any creatures that could be crawling.
I have a bottle of Kubler Absinthe just sitting in my liquor closet, I dont care much for the drink itself, but I do really like the smell, and I feel as though it would go well with a cedar IPA. So here I come, to ask you all what you think? .5 oz of dried cedar chips soaked for 3 days in absinthe, burn away the absinthe (or just strain it away?) and add the cedar chips to secondary as well as my ahtanum dry hops.
60 min 1 oz millenium
30 min 1 oz nugget
15 min 1 oz cascade
1 oz ahtanum dry hopped in 2nd ferment
1/2 oz absinthe soaked cedar wood chips added in 2nd ferment
Am I way off base in thinking that the absinthe being as strong as it is will impart some sort of flavor to the chips and in turn to the beer? Think the absinthe flavor will be too strong? not strong enough? maybe add a bit to fortify it? anyone ever try anything like this?
Usually I soak any and all wood chip additions in bourbon or vodka (depending on the wood or the beer) to get rid of any creatures that could be crawling.
I have a bottle of Kubler Absinthe just sitting in my liquor closet, I dont care much for the drink itself, but I do really like the smell, and I feel as though it would go well with a cedar IPA. So here I come, to ask you all what you think? .5 oz of dried cedar chips soaked for 3 days in absinthe, burn away the absinthe (or just strain it away?) and add the cedar chips to secondary as well as my ahtanum dry hops.
60 min 1 oz millenium
30 min 1 oz nugget
15 min 1 oz cascade
1 oz ahtanum dry hopped in 2nd ferment
1/2 oz absinthe soaked cedar wood chips added in 2nd ferment
Am I way off base in thinking that the absinthe being as strong as it is will impart some sort of flavor to the chips and in turn to the beer? Think the absinthe flavor will be too strong? not strong enough? maybe add a bit to fortify it? anyone ever try anything like this?