RigorHillRyan
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After considerable searching for answers in existing posts, I have some questions about Russian imperial stouts. I am trying to work out a timeline for my stout. I'm planning on making it a six-month project, and I want it to be awesome.
1) How long in the primary? I was thinking two months to make sure the yeast have plenty of time to clean up.
2) Secondary: I am planning on oaking this bad boy with bourbon soaked oak chips, but I am also planning on bulk aging in the secondary for around 2 months. Is the best thing to do to rack to secondary and wait 6 weeks, then drop in the chips (in a nylon bag) and bourbon for the final two weeks before bottling? I doubt I want two months worth of oak stank going into the bottle. Also open to the idea of forgoing secondary and leaving the thing in primary for the whole 4 months (oaking in bag for last two weeks) before bottle conditioning for two more months. I know that's a lot of variables, but thoughts on all this? I want a dank stout for the cold winter nights.
1) How long in the primary? I was thinking two months to make sure the yeast have plenty of time to clean up.
2) Secondary: I am planning on oaking this bad boy with bourbon soaked oak chips, but I am also planning on bulk aging in the secondary for around 2 months. Is the best thing to do to rack to secondary and wait 6 weeks, then drop in the chips (in a nylon bag) and bourbon for the final two weeks before bottling? I doubt I want two months worth of oak stank going into the bottle. Also open to the idea of forgoing secondary and leaving the thing in primary for the whole 4 months (oaking in bag for last two weeks) before bottle conditioning for two more months. I know that's a lot of variables, but thoughts on all this? I want a dank stout for the cold winter nights.