carlsonderek
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So I have become lucky enough to be hired recently to the be the part time assistant distiller at a local distilling company. I've been designing a recipe for an all grain imperial stout and I'd love to bring home one of our used 5gallon bourbon barrels to age the stout in. My question is about time and timing.
Obviously more time than usual in primary. After that, should secondary in a carboy for a few months and then put it in oak until it passes the taste test? Or should I just cut to the chase and go straight into oak after the primary, the just let it bottle condition?
Obviously more time than usual in primary. After that, should secondary in a carboy for a few months and then put it in oak until it passes the taste test? Or should I just cut to the chase and go straight into oak after the primary, the just let it bottle condition?