What do you guys think about taking a 6 gal batch and aging it in an oak barrel with raspberries in a muslin bag for approx 3 months, then rack to a clean carboy or just bottle it?
The batch is 15lbs bamboo honey, EC-1118, batch started on 23rd Jan 2016, airlock activity has gone to one bubble every 30 seconds so I racked to a clean carboy on 14th Feb. where it seems to have slowed down even more. Im thinking of barrel aging this in a 20 liter American White oak barrel and possibly throwing in some fruit like raspberries or maybe something different, Im not sure yet. what do you guys think?
Also, before I racked it I took a gravity reading which oddly was 0.996 / 0.998 it was hard to tell but it was well below 1.0 and is still fermenting. However I think its because I didnt dissolve all the honey into the water when I started...
The batch is 15lbs bamboo honey, EC-1118, batch started on 23rd Jan 2016, airlock activity has gone to one bubble every 30 seconds so I racked to a clean carboy on 14th Feb. where it seems to have slowed down even more. Im thinking of barrel aging this in a 20 liter American White oak barrel and possibly throwing in some fruit like raspberries or maybe something different, Im not sure yet. what do you guys think?
Also, before I racked it I took a gravity reading which oddly was 0.996 / 0.998 it was hard to tell but it was well below 1.0 and is still fermenting. However I think its because I didnt dissolve all the honey into the water when I started...
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