With my limited experience in barrel aging, I would say to start at 21 days as that is what I have heard is the going time to age. I definitely had some whiskey flavor at 21 days, but wanted a bit more toasted wood and vanilla flavor. I did not get any tannins or harshness, and at the point I...
First off I want to thank r2eng for the recipe. I was shopping for recipes early December 2012 and landed on this thread after a search for an imperial stout.
I ended up brewing up a 6 gallon batch on Christmas Eve and hit 1.113 OG. After 3 weeks in primary a 1.030 FG was read and I racked it...