Bourbon Barrel Old Ale

Brew Date	June 12, 2016
Yield	5 gallons
Original Gravity (OG)	1.08
Intermediate Gravity Readings	1.02
Final Gravity (FG)	1.02
Estimated ABV*	7.875 %
IBUs	78.5

Ingredients

6 lbs. Amber liquid malt extract, 3.15 lbs. Gold liquid malt extract, 8 oz. Brown Malt, 8 oz. Crystal 50-60L, 8 oz. Wheat, 4 oz. Chocolate specialty grains, 1 oz. Northern Brewer, 2 oz. Willamette, 2 oz. Fuggle hops, 2 oz. American Oak Cubes soaked in bourbon or whiskey, Safale S-04 yeast

Recipe

This was an extract kit from Midwest Homebrewing Supply. The recipe is available online here.

Brew Notes

Followed the recipe pretty much to the letter. Steeped grains for the full 30 minutes. I made a 1200 ml yeast starter using the Safale S-04 yeast. I finally decided on using a Cedar Ridge 5 Year Reserve Bourbon Whiskey (batch number 7, bottle number 480) to use to soak the oak cubes. Transferred to secondary and added the soaked oak cubes after 2 months. Soaked on oak for a really long time. I force carbonated this beer at about 8 PSI and served at ~39 degrees fahrenheit from my kegerator.

Tasting Notes

TBD