Hickory Chips? In a beer?

[Kais]

Hello all,

I've brewed up a porter that I want to add bourbon and hickory to. Not too much just a taste. However, i've never used hickory before in a beer and was wondering if any one had advice on adding hickory chips (or wood chips in general) to beer? I know Hickory can be a strong taste and I don't want it to come out like dark honey bacon juice.

My plan is to soak 2oz chips in say 9-10oz of bourbon for a couple of days and then add the whole lot into the secondary for a week (it will already have been in secondary a week at that point). Make sense?

 

[oldstyle69]

that will work. maybe toast your hickory a bit in the oven. bring out some of that flavor a bit.

 

[meatcleaver]

this is about the jack Daniel bourbon barrel oak chips, but same principle. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=207780

 

[Kais]

Thanks. Kinda wish i'd seen those jack daniels chips now before I bought the regular chips, they look great!

 

[Kais]

Not that anyone is probably wondering but she came out a beaut.