Whiskey Help

[sir_ybarra]

I am planning on bottling 5 gallons of vanilla porter tomorrow. I will be bottling half of it as is and then adding Makers Mark to the remaining half. I was thinking 2-3 ounces. Any advice? Is that too little an amount of whiskey?

 

[Brewenstein]

Doesn't sound like enough to me. But maybe start with adding that to your bottling bucket and gently stir it in. Let sit for a few minutes and then draw off a little and see how it tastes. Repeat if / as necessary until you get it where you like it. Good luck!

 

[Calder]

3 ounces = 18 teaspoons.

Half batch is 2.5 gallons (320 ounces) = 26 standard bottles.

Pour yourself a beer and add about two-thirds of a teaspoon of Bourbon to it. Then you can decide if it is enough.

If it were mine, I'd be looking at about 3 times that amount (9 ounces in 2.5 gallons, or 2 teaspoons per beer).

 

[unionrdr]

I prefer smaller amounts soaked in white oak during primary. About 3ozs or so. Strong flavored stuff & I prefer it add to the flavor complexity rather than dominate it.

 

[heckler73]

I used 7 oz whiskey and 3.5 oz oak chips for a 5G batch of the same (the chips were soaking in the whiskey alone for for a month first). I racked to secondary with the whiskey and chips for 4-5 days, then bottled. Worked great.

Pouring whisky into your bottling bucket will likely result in uneven mixing. I'd give it another week in secondary before you bottle, and put the whiskey in there instead.

 

[David_Trucks]

I did an oatmeal vanilla stout and added whiskey to 1 gallon as a test batch. I soaked the vanilla beans in about 1.5 ounces of whiskey for a few weeks, then added the whiskey to secondary. Tastes great so far- not overpowering. So I'd use at least 6-7 ounces.

 

[heckler73]

I just dropped 4 oz oak chips to soak in 10 oz of whiskey for my strong scotch ale I'm brewing tomorrow.

15 lbs Golden Promise
12 oz Crystal 120
8 oz Roast Barley
3.5 lbs Light DME

2 oz Fuggles Whole 60 minutes

 

[user 125772]

I make a bourbon stout that uses 10 ounces/ 5 gal keg. Just enough to get a hint of bourbon , but leave the stouts character unmolested. 10 oz Adds 1% to the abv

 

[Calder]

I make a bourbon stout that uses 10 ounces/ 5 gal keg. Just enough to get a hint of bourbon , but leave the stouts character unmolested. 10 oz Adds 1% to the abv

10 ozs of 40% abv alcohol added to 5 gallons (640 ozs), will increase abv by 0.62%.

 

[sir_ybarra]

I make a bourbon stout that uses 10 ounces/ 5 gal keg. Just enough to get a hint of bourbon , but leave the stouts character unmolested. 10 oz Adds 1% to the abv

So about 5oz would be good for 2.5 gallons? Do you add it at kegging time?

 

[stpug]

What you DON'T want is to think to yourself: "That's bourbon I taste." If you think that then you've used too much.

I like the idea of 2-3 oz (2.5 is a reasonable point) for 2.5G, IMO.

 

[youngdh]

So about 5oz would be good for 2.5 gallons? Do you add it at kegging time?

I do a 2.5G batch bourbon barrel porter where I soak 1oz med toast oak cubes in 8oz of Maker's Mark for 2 days and then pitch the entire contents into my secondary for a week prior to bottling. It does need a good 4-6 months to mellow out in the bottle but it's great once it's finished. I just finished my last bottle from my previous batch that I brewed a year ago. It was nice and can't wait for this batch to mature around Thanksgiving

 

[lewisbrett]

I do 10 oz per 5 gallons and it has a nice hint of bourbon without overpowering the rest of the flavors.

 

[user 125772]

10 ozs of 40% abv alcohol added to 5 gallons (640 ozs), will increase abv by 0.62%.

It was 101 proof :cross:

 

[user 125772]

10 ozs of 40% abv alcohol added to 5 gallons (640 ozs), will increase abv by 0.62%.

So about 5oz would be good for 2.5 gallons? Do you add it at kegging time?

Yep, just dump it in the keg or bottling bucket and rack the beer on top of it

 

[Paps]

Slam the 10-OZ of bourbon and then.......
what were we talking about again?

 

[unionrdr]

Slam the 10-OZ of bourbon and then.......
what were we talking about again?

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