Would like beer be doable in a bourbon barrel instead of adding the bourbon? Ive got a 10 gallon barrel with a BCS clone in it currently that will be emptied in the next few weeks.
Yes. Most of us don't have bourbon barrels at our disposal, so we have to improvise by adding bourbon and oak to the beer. If you have a oak bourbon barrel, you have an option available to you that most of us don't have.
okay...so i just racked to secondary and threw in 2 vanilla beans...problem is I threw the whole bean in and didn't split it, scrape or cut it up. how big of an issue is this? :/
I think many will tell you that any decent bourbon will be good, you shouldn't be able to taste what bourbon was used, it should complement the beer. JB should be good if you like it.
So I brewed 5 gallons of this and it's been kegged for a couple weeks and is coming together nicely with age.
I have another 5 gallons about to finish up, cold crashing as we speak, and was curious what you all thought about adding some coffee to this recipe?
A bourbon vanilla coffee porter sounds good... Just not sure if it would taste good.
I'm getting ready to brew this recipe as a 2.5 Gal BIAB.
I have everything worked out except the IBU's. When I work out the Hops: Magnum and Goldings I get an IBU of ~29. What is the correct Hops bill and IBU for this brew?
I will using Magnum and Fuggles.
I can't wait to give this one a try!
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