Questions tagged [oak]
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Sanitizing oak chips
Going to try using dry oak chips in my secondary fermenter. How do you recommend sanitizing the chips before adding them?
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Wax looking stuff in oak barrel
I have an old 5L oak barrel that has been used in the past for aging rum. It hasn't been used in a long time so I am I the process of swelling the wood again by adding boiling water but when the ...
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Amount of oak chips
I'm brewing an imperial stout. It will have 10-12% ABV in the end (hopefully). I never used wood chips before, but want to add it to this beer. I read through guides but I read everything from just 24 ...
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Brewing a Flanders Red Bruin/Historic C18 Porter?
I am about to brew my first test batch of a Flanders Red/Brown. I am thinking Rodenbach, but with local ingredients. So, for me Maris replaces lager malt, Admiral and Progress replace nobel hops. ...
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Kegging an 11% stout
Stupid question...but I am making an 11% stout with bourbon oak added. I have never kegged anything higher than a 7% so not sure what to expect.
Will the higher abv allow it to last longer in the ...
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Adding oak chips to a carboy
I use bourbon-soaked oak chips in my scotch ale. My last batch got infected, but that's another story.
I want to add the chips to a carboy, as I'll be aging it for over a month. It's easier to add ...
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Using 5L oak barrel for beer
I was recently given a 5L oak barrel from Oak Barrels Ltd. and I've never used such a thing before and have some basic questions.
The barrel came with a great little instruction guide which talks ...
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Bourbon soaked wood chips in secondary
Making a wee heavy and adding medium toasted oak chips that have been soaked in bourbon. The chips are tied up in a cheese cloth bag. My question is, should I let the chips dry thoroughly before ...
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How much oak cubes should I use for 5 gallon batch?
I am planning to brew 3 batches of Imperial Stout at the same time with the same recipe.
The difference is that I will age two batches with different oak cubes (one will be soaked in bourbon, one ...
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Does cider in oak barrel need airlock during secondary fermentation, for the gas to escape?
I have 200 litres of cider which was racked yesterday into 2 x 100 litre oak barrels. Before racking, the cider was still fermenting at a rate of about one bubble (through the airlock) per two minutes....
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How to clean an old oak barrel
I have a very old oak barrel that was given to me that used to have rum in it.
It has been empty for about 10 years but I would like to clean it to store cider.
What is the best way to clean it so ...
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How should I store oak cubes to be used later?
I ordered more oak cubes than I currently need from an online store, since my local store stopped carrying them.
Are there any special considerations for storing these, and is there a shelf life?
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How many times can I re-use oak cubes?
I'm about to add oak to my second beer, having thrown out the cubes from my first tasty experiment. This time I hope to pull them back out, store them in bourbon, and re-use them.
How much of the ...
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Does preboiling oak cubes kill the brettanomyces
I have a Flanders Brown ready to be kegged for aging, and I'm going at add some oak cubes for the flavor and oxygen and bugs. I've heard it's a good idea to boil the cubes first, but I feel like that ...
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What is the best way to flavor beer with Oak?
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I've purchased some lovely dark roasted oak chips that I plan on soaking in bourbon and using to flavor an Irish Red.
Friends of mine who have seasoned their beer on oak chips claim that ...
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What is different between American Oak and French Oak?
What other "nationalities" of Oak are used in brewing?
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What woods besides oak have been used to flavor wine?
I know that French and American oaks have often been used to flavor wine. Are there any other types of wood that is suitable for this purpose?
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How can you use an oaken barrel for secondary fermentation?
I may be able to get my hands on a oaken barrel that I'd love to age a Scottish ale in. What can I do to sanitize it adequately and minimize oxygen exposure?
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Is there a difference between soaking oak in bourbon and just adding the bourbon straight into secondary?
As I was thinking about how I want to make my bourbon oak stout, I was thinking of how to soak the oak in bourbon. I wanted to get the bourbon into the wood, for the purpose of putting it into my ...
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Adding Oak Flavor/character to beer
Short of buying an oak barrel, what forms of oak are available to the homebrewer for getting oak into yuor beer?
Are they available with different levels of toast?
Are some forms easier to sanitize ...
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