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I've recently picked up a 5 gallon whiskey barrel and trying to decide on what to put in it first. Eventually I'm going to be putting sours in it but I"m not sure if I should start that way right off the bat or not. I don't know if the whiskey is going to be too overpowering for a sour beer. I know Stouts and Barleywines go well with whiskey barrels but I thought about doing a something like a higher gravity Flemish ale with 100% Brett Lambicus. I just don't know if I want to add bugs to it as well or just stick with the Brett. If I do add the bugs I'll have to completely change the hops and use some of the aged ones I have. For those that have used barrels before what do you think?
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.069
Final Gravity: 1.007
ABV (standard): 8.15%
IBU (tinseth): 50.53
SRM (morey): 20.06
Yeast: Wyeast - Brettanomyces lambicus 5526
FERMENTABLES:
4 lb - Belgian - Munich (29.4%)
4 lb - Belgian - Pilsner (29.4%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (3.7%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (3.7%)
1.5 lb - Belgian - Wheat (11%)
1.5 oz - German - Carafa II (0.7%)
3 lb - Cherry Puree - (late addition) (22.1%) - added at high krausen!
HOPS:
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 20 min, IBU: 15.26
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 20 min, IBU: 16.35
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.13
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.79
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.069
Final Gravity: 1.007
ABV (standard): 8.15%
IBU (tinseth): 50.53
SRM (morey): 20.06
Yeast: Wyeast - Brettanomyces lambicus 5526
FERMENTABLES:
4 lb - Belgian - Munich (29.4%)
4 lb - Belgian - Pilsner (29.4%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (3.7%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (3.7%)
1.5 lb - Belgian - Wheat (11%)
1.5 oz - German - Carafa II (0.7%)
3 lb - Cherry Puree - (late addition) (22.1%) - added at high krausen!
HOPS:
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 20 min, IBU: 15.26
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 20 min, IBU: 16.35
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.13
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.79
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days
2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 7 days