Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hey guys just wanna get some feedback
On How much and how long you soak your rum/whiskey in Oak for would be good to see everyone's opinions

Cheers boyz

Hey mate, it really depends how much oak you have in there and how charred/toasted it is. When I've used 1 stave (about 2cm by 2cm by 10cm), low char in 1.5L, I've left rum for about 10 months and it's still improving. Double that amount and it's over oaked within a month or 2.

Would it be fair to say once it's got the color and desired taste you should remove the oak.

Would it continue to age or mellow without oak in the demijon

flamehawk wrote:Would it be fair to say once it's got the color and desired taste you should remove the oak.

Would it continue to age or mellow without oak in the demijon

yes, if you think it looks right & tastes right.

yes it will get older, yes it will mellow........ given time it will even get better ;-)

I could also answer no to both.... but then again I'm only drinking too much from the rewards of a wash I put down over 2 years ago :teasing-neener:

The plan is to build up a reserve. Very pleased with what i have now and enjoying the hobby on many levels. :-D

Learning little bits as I go along.

I guess once i have a years supply ahead of me it will be time to experiment a little more.

flamehawk wrote:The plan is to build up a reserve. Very pleased with what i have now and enjoying the hobby on many levels. :-D

Learning little bits as I go along.

I guess once I have a years supply ahead of me it will be time to experiment a little more.

I do want to thank the forum community as i have learnt so much in a short period of time. Forums are just fantastic for the sharing of knowledge.