Monday, August 24, 2009

Bourbon Drunken Irishman

The fermentation had completely stopped for the Scottish ale yeast in the primary, so I moved it to the secondary. And just as I thought, there is too much alcohol and too high a starting gravity for the Scottish Ale yeast to completely ferment. It finished at 1.030 already at 8.5% alcohol and a little more to go. So I added some Champagne yeast and that seems to be fermenting its way towards the finish. If I can catch it in time I will stop it around 1.018 and leave it with a touch of sweetness. The final est alc would be about 10.25% (before adding the bourbon soaked oak chips, which already started). Can't wait to try it.
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  1. DrEAugust 26, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    Bourbon? Excellent, although there's something very wrong with the image of an irishman drunk on bourbon.

    You use the bourbon you seasoned your mini-cask with?

    I'm game... Bring it on!

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  2. Robot Monkey BreweryAugust 26, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    I didn't use bourbon to season the mini cask, only peated whisky and brandy. But, I did use some of the oak barrel char from the Four Roses barrels we had, and bourbon from the same source.

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