Rum and Raisin "Barrel Aged" Imperial Stout

[Brads Biabs]

Chucked brew in a cube yesterday with 2x 200x50 charred oak staves that came out of a spiced rum added 100ml spicsd rum and 25ml spiced rum flavouring.
Plan to leave minimum 3 months to give some oak maturation.
Anyone got experience oaking beers?

 

[Brads Biabs]

Ok final result is in .
DISASTER totally oxidized on pouring had a fizzing head that dissipated in like 10 secs .
Tasted the rum and oak in it . Over oaked and just wrong pretty sad really tipped it into the mulch pile.
Think the staves may have introduced some infection.
Lesson learned .

 

[razz]

Ok final result is in .
DISASTER totally oxidized on pouring had a fizzing head that dissipated in like 10 secs .
Tasted the rum and oak in it . Over oaked and just wrong pretty sad really tipped it into the mulch pile.
Think the staves may have introduced some infection.
Lesson learned .

Did you boil the staves Brad?

 

[Brads Biabs]

No razz first blue also added some concentrate flavour not treated also.
Biggest piss off was 6 month ageing then end up with brown vinegar.