Oaking Time

[WTDist]

So i have my first lot of a slightly different version of CFW aging now, 4L @66% with 58 grams white oak . was CFW with weetbix and couple kg of raw sugar on gen 5 and 6 through the 2" bubbler.

I have added in a couple jars of tails to add flavour as it seemed alright off the still, but can taste tails. Also last jar of heads which i intend to let evaporate as it ages

At the moment it hasn't got a strong taste to the spirit or smell and being my first actual aging experience im wondering what will happen.

Will the flavour come out over time with help from the oak? i could smell and taste it coming off the still and the first few tails jars were quite nice but now its aging it hasnt got a big aroma,taste?

how or when will i see an improvement, or none at all?

Cheers
WTD

[markus]

I have some 2.5 year old BWKO in a Demi with some tails added and I get it out every couple of months to sample it.
It tastes like arse.
And I can bet in another years time it will still taste like arse.
I only have a tiny piece of oak added though.
Things might be different if aged in a barrel

[scythe]

10g/L for long term ageing.

If you only have a small bit in 4L or 5L then it will take quite a bit of time to come good, especially if it has already been used before.
Or it may just be a bad run.
How much tails did you use?
Also might be an idea to swap out that little bit for a larger piece with some char to it.

[WTDist]

wasnt hoping to age for too long, under 6 months, 2-3 months at best :)) so ive used about 14.5g/l. i can take this bit out and hit it with my torch and try char the outside maybe to make it charcoal filter it a bit. its new virgin oak that i got from roll out the barrel and toasted,heated myself for bout 40 mins.

I have other oak sitting that i have done so i might try charring one and swap them over but they are all new and unused

i used the first 2 jars that started to come into tails then i stripped the rest out fast and used that in a feints run. i only added them as i liked how they tasted off the still, even though they were tails

[Doubleuj]

Sounds about right WTD , I toast mine wrapped in foil for a few hours though then chat them over the BBQ burner, it never get to 3 months because I keep drinking it too fast but still has a nice oaked flavour, for a neutral tpw that is

[WTDist]

Just chared one side of the dominoe about 1-2mm thick. just one side so ill see how it goes. ive heavy chared before with neutral and got a smokey flavour and im not looking for tjat tjis time

[warramungas]

10g/L for long term ageing.

Sorry. Still learning some of these complicated distilling terms. What's 'long term' mean? Is that where you leave it on oak for two weeks before drinking it? :laughing-rolling:

[scythe]

I would call 6months long term for us... ☺
But 10g/L if you plan to age it for longer than 6months.

Depends how much oak you tou like.