I could not get enough of this delicious beer last time around. It is so full of flavor, and of course it is oaked with a bourbon (Woodford Reserve) oak spiral (American oak medium char) which makes it all taste so very good! This time around I am going to only oak it for 4 weeks. In recent tastings of the Bourbon Ale (Batch #20), 4 weeks was perfect. No heavy oak or tannin flavors, but the bourbon and vanilla from the oak comes through. I'm hoping to really let this age for a while too so it can mature. I couldn't resist last time and drank it pretty soon, but could taste it evolving over time. This time I will be more patient, and it should prove an awesome Fall brew.
I followed the recipe and process exactly as before in Batch #18. Feel free to review that posting for the recipe. The only difference this time is I was able to hit a higher OG at 1.099. I believe I achieved the higher OG simply because I boiled it down a little further, as well as a more controlled sparge technique I've been doing lately. As I write this I brewed this 4 weeks ago and will be transferring it into secondary tomorrow so I can put on the oak. Then 4 weeks later I will keg and let time do its thing.
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