modelflyer2003
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I bought a Northern Brewer Dragon’s Silk Imperial Stout extract kit. This will be my 8th extract kit. The OG should come in at 1.096. I have been kicking around the idea of just doing away with the bourbon addition because I am not real big on bourbon stouts. I may still soak the 3 oz. of oak chips in the bourbon just to kill off any unwanted hitchhikers that may be in the wood. I have never had a beer that used oak chips, so I am not sure when to add them, because I tend to leave the beer in the primary for a long time and I don’t want too much wood flavor. I don’t want the beer to taste like I am drinking a piece of furniture. I am a patient man (procrastinator?). I just bottled a NB Imperial Stout that I brewed in June 30th and will let them sit in the bottle for 2 months before trying one. The NB Imperial Stout said to ferment for 4 months and had an OG of 1.086 and FG at 1.024. The Dragon’s silk instructions say 2 weeks in primary, 6-8 in secondary, and 2 weeks bottle condition. I quit using secondary after the second brew. This doesn't seem like enough time. My temp in the basement runs 60 in the Winter to 67 in Summer Granted it calls for two yeast packs. I was not monitoring the gravity of the Imperial Stout I just bottled, so who knows when it reached FG. So back to my question: If i add the chips at two weeks like they say and end up letting it set four months will I get too woody a flavor?