Whisky beer

[chopperswookie]

i have been given a bottle of whisky as a belated christmas gift of one of my old work mates today and i was thinking could i use it to improve/impart the flavour an ale? i have had a look through the forum and someone suggested soaking a wooden block in it and then add it to the barrel. does that work? or could i just say boil a bottle in a pan for a bit with some water or the reminents of a can of wort boil it for a bit and then add it to primary? i'm not after loopy juice or anything like that, just a different and interesting beer.

[verno]

I think thats a very interesting idea. I am a big whisky fan so would be interested in the taste. Whisky gets its complexity and taste from the wood its stored in (ok and the distillation method), so I am not sure if it would do a great deal in the FV or conditioning phase but I would definitely be interested in the results.

Maybe you could try adding a few drops to a couple of bottles at the bottling stage?

[emyrjones88]

Tried a beer with whisky in it a couple of years ago in a whether spoons beer festival. think it might of been this one;

“Highland Whisky Ale (4.6%): Half a bottle of whisky goes in every firkin at the brewery and the result is a malty beer with, unsurprisingly, a pleasant, warm finish.”

I thought they went together well might try to make a cheep kit with extra hops and half a bottle of whisky my self. Then again if it was a good whisky id think that it was a crime to “waste” it in a brew.

[Lillywhite]

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[MartialAnt]

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[chopperswookie]

what emyrjones88 said is what i was looking for. but i don't think i will bother. it was just an idea and i seriously don't think it will work and i don't fancy ruining a perfectly good brew. cheers for the answers and advice chaps. i'll think of some other hairbrained scheme soon!

[Marts]

Brewdog do a range of imperial stout called Paradox, which are aged in whisky barrels. Very nice they are too. Maybe Whisky soaked Oak chips in a muslin bag for a week or two in a secondary before bottling?