View attachment 610973 I have these for my smoker...any thoughts how to use in a beer? Just toss them in the fermenter or soak them in some bourbon? They already had JD aging in them but how long does that flavor remain? How much? A cup? A pound? How long? Start til finish?
I find that the JD chips are a little harsh out of the bag and I recommend boiling them first in water to open up the pores and loose a bit of the tannin harshness before soaking them in whiskey.
By harsh I am refering to the bitter tannin taste. The oak cubes bought through the beer supply store appear to have l much milder taste.Very interesting, what do you mean by harsh? I've talked about boiling them before but most folks think that I'm going to boil away most of the bourbon flavors.
Overall I'm excited to try this. I actually got a stave pieces split into small rectangles, rather than chips. Brewing the beer next weekend and will add one 2" stave for 6 weeks at first to see how it goes.
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