tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post1216444236791155317..comments2024-01-20T04:48:07.301+01:00Comments on The Bitten Bullet: Christmas Beer Update #2Barry Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-77986538506777835872008-12-13T22:55:00.000+01:002008-12-13T22:55:00.000+01:00Ah, Thom, what I just did with the oak was very DI...Ah, Thom, what I just did with the oak was very DIY compared to the real thing. But it certainly did make a difference.<BR/><BR/>The next oak experiment will be on a barleywine, hopefully maturing a portion of it on oak for several months before bottling. That's the theory at least!<BR/><BR/>Laura, the one on the left with the green layer is one of my favourites. That green layer is made of pistacios. Another one is on the right just above the one with the hundreds and thousand, looking like a little ball. It's made completely of nuts, sugar and egg white, and there's a little core of apricot jam.<BR/><BR/>My wife says she'll send the recipes if you like :)Barry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-8421536855284526302008-12-13T22:32:00.000+01:002008-12-13T22:32:00.000+01:00I haven't been very adventurous with my beers to d...I haven't been very adventurous with my beers to date. I haven't even added a spice yet, but oak seems very interesting indeed. <BR/><BR/>I tried some amazing oak aged stouts and porter in Copenhagen. Granted one or two were like French kissing an oak tree, but perhaps they could have done with a little more ageing.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734969599278020673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-46954423807945087202008-12-13T13:04:00.000+01:002008-12-13T13:04:00.000+01:00Wow love the look of those christmas biscuits. Pit...Wow love the look of those christmas biscuits. Pity you can't yet reach into the screen to eat them like on Willy Wonka.<BR/>The beer sounds really nice. It's a good experiment to try different oak chips in each.Bionic Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630751922629714247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-75592671686754370612008-12-11T23:38:00.000+01:002008-12-11T23:38:00.000+01:00Ya know, I'd love to try juniper berries in a beer...Ya know, I'd love to try juniper berries in a beer. They seem to be like hen's teeth though.<BR/><BR/>I think I might need luck! I'm going to try some over the weekend to see if it's carbonated enough to bring a few to the office party on Monday (I doubt it somehow, it's a slow burner). Although I'm not sure if I can take criticism from the masses :DBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943606491780538470.post-86580505109753307382008-12-11T22:44:00.000+01:002008-12-11T22:44:00.000+01:00Can't wait to hear how this experiment turns out a...Can't wait to hear how this experiment turns out after the bottle conditioning, Adeptus. Good luck!<BR/><BR/>I'm getting all these ideas together for my own future beer lab setting. Before you know it, I'll be churning out oak-chipped, juniper-infused gluhbier with the best of 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com