ScottyDog423
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So I have a new idea I would like to try with my home brew. I know a lot of people soak oak chips in bourbon to give that barrel aged flavor, but what if I added American Oak Chips to a combination of Jim Beam Devil's Cut (just a personal favorite) with some Wright's Liquid Smoke?
From what I read in other forums I seen people say that if you're going to use Liquid Smoke use Wright's because there is no additional ingredients and no more than 1 tbs to a 5 gallon batch.
So my question would be if I wanted to age oak chips in a mason jar how much Jim Beam would I add? Should I pour enough in so the oak chips are completely covered, or just a certain amount of ounces. I think if I add the tablespoon of liquid smoke in the mason jar as well I'll loose all the flavor with a large amount of bourbon.
So my idea was: Soak the 2 ounces of oak chips in liquid smoke for a week, then drain out all the liquid smoke and fill the mason jar with bourbon, let sit for another week, that way both flavors are absorbed into the chips. Then drain out the bourbon and add the oak chips to the secondary carboy.
This would be for a Stout Beer Recipe by the way
From what I read in other forums I seen people say that if you're going to use Liquid Smoke use Wright's because there is no additional ingredients and no more than 1 tbs to a 5 gallon batch.
So my question would be if I wanted to age oak chips in a mason jar how much Jim Beam would I add? Should I pour enough in so the oak chips are completely covered, or just a certain amount of ounces. I think if I add the tablespoon of liquid smoke in the mason jar as well I'll loose all the flavor with a large amount of bourbon.
So my idea was: Soak the 2 ounces of oak chips in liquid smoke for a week, then drain out all the liquid smoke and fill the mason jar with bourbon, let sit for another week, that way both flavors are absorbed into the chips. Then drain out the bourbon and add the oak chips to the secondary carboy.
This would be for a Stout Beer Recipe by the way