Oak cubes soaked in jim beam

[2BeerOrNot2Beer]

I had some Jim beam lying around so I decided to soak about 1 oz of oak cubes in it. They've been soaking in it for about 3 months. I'm planning to add it to a barley wine. How long after I remove them from the Jim beam do I add them to 2.5 gallons of barley wine? I assume just adding them immediately after will add too much whiskey flavor.

I plan to let the barley wine age for 6 months before I add the cubes. How much longer should I let the cubes soak. I know it's kinda a guessing game that just requires some experimentation, but any advice based on people's experiences would be helpful. Thanks all.


J

 

[duboman]

The cubes should be added in secondary, after the beer has reached a confirmed FG. Just put the cubes in the secondary and rack on top of it. Over the 6 months of bulk aging the bourbon will mellow perfectly fine

 

[ghosthef]

I did the same thing but with okay chips...at nine months the beer tastes fantastic!

 

[Double_D]

The cubes should be added in secondary, after the beer has reached a confirmed FG. Just put the cubes in the secondary and rack on top of it. Over the 6 months of bulk aging the bourbon will mellow perfectly fine

+1 That's what I do.

 

[drainbamage]

You can add the bourbon along with the oak cubes too if you want. It won't hurt anything...unless you don't want that much whiskey flavor.