It was a brewers best kit. I did finally try the beer this weekend and I will say I ended up extremely good. No horror stories on this one. We did decide to await the flavoring to later. Still, it was so good that we immediately began brewing the second a blackberry hefeweizen kit from my...
Thanks for the advise. Although this is technically my own first brew at my house I have partaken in a number of other brews outside my place. I am sorry I did not include that part. Still you are right that it is best to wait and I think I may try to wait to my second brew to attempt that.
I am making an American ale. The beer is fermenting it appears fine. I want to give the beer oak and bourbon flavors in the secondary fermentation my question is first how long do I want the give the oak chips in the bourbon and second how long will I want them fermenting in the secondary...