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blacklabbrewer

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Hey everyone 3 weeks ago I brewed a speedway stout clone. OG was around 1.107 and FG was 1.020. Hydro sample tasted rather good, definitely some alcohol "heat". I split the batch into two corny kegs to secondary/bulk age. I have oak chips soaking in bourbon (four roses single barrel mmmmm) that I plan on using on one of the 2.5 gallon batches. And they will both get coffee. If I plan on aging these for 6 months to a year, when do you think I should add the bourbon/oak chips and coffee? Thanks guys!
 
After thinking about it, I may want to let these age in bottles. Probably won't drink 11.5% beer fast enough to donate two kegs worth of space in the kegerator. So maybe secondary for another month and then add coffee and bourbon/oak the last week of secondary before bottling?
 
I have an Imperial Stout sitting in bottles for a little under a year held at about 66*F.
I gotta try one to see how it's doing., Plan to enter in contests in early 2016
 

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