tyrub42
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Hi everyone,
I make an Xmas stout every year, and normally use oak chips for a week in primary. This year I'm fresh out but have plenty of cubes; however, I'd rather not do a longer primary or secondary. Would soaking the cubes in bourbon for 2-3 months, and then chucking both the bourbon and the cubes into the beer result in adequate oak character with only 10 days of contact?
Also, should I up the weight of cubes over chips? I would have used about 35g of chips but could easily use 50 or 60g of cubes. What do you think?
Plan b is pretty simple: find chips and buy them , but if I can use the cubes then that seems like a better choice.
Thanks!
I make an Xmas stout every year, and normally use oak chips for a week in primary. This year I'm fresh out but have plenty of cubes; however, I'd rather not do a longer primary or secondary. Would soaking the cubes in bourbon for 2-3 months, and then chucking both the bourbon and the cubes into the beer result in adequate oak character with only 10 days of contact?
Also, should I up the weight of cubes over chips? I would have used about 35g of chips but could easily use 50 or 60g of cubes. What do you think?
Plan b is pretty simple: find chips and buy them , but if I can use the cubes then that seems like a better choice.
Thanks!