Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

cricky101 · 08-16-2011, 01:28 PM

Another question for the brewers:

I've got a chocolate stout in primary and was thinking of adding a little bourbon and toasted oak chips.

I love Founder's KBS (and I know this won't be as "imperial" as that) but is it possible to add bourbon and oak in secondary to get, maybe, a KBS-lite beer in the end?

My concern is that since it's a relatively standard ABV stout (partial mash kit), it won't stand up to the addition of bourbon and oak ...

I did order some medium-toast American oak chips a while back, and have a secondary open to use, but would need to pick up some bourbon.

Any advice whether this is doable or not?

08-16-2011, 01:28 PM	#11
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Another question for the brewers: I've got a chocolate stout in primary and was thinking of adding a little bourbon and toasted oak chips. I love Founder's KBS (and I know this won't be as "imperial" as that) but is it possible to add bourbon and oak in secondary to get, maybe, a KBS-lite beer in the end? My concern is that since it's a relatively standard ABV stout (partial mash kit), it won't stand up to the addition of bourbon and oak ... I did order some medium-toast American oak chips a while back, and have a secondary open to use, but would need to pick up some bourbon. Any advice whether this is doable or not? __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire