Here we go...

[Kingboomer]

OK, I've read on the other forum about steeping in an oak barrel, with positive results. I happen to have some toasted oak chips for homebrewing on hand, so I'm giving this a shot:

120 ml

5% Inawera dark for pipe

20pg/80vg, 4 mg/ml

a few grams toasted oak chips

Stay tuned!


-Kingboomer

 

[Kingboomer]

Here's how she looks, just mixed up yesterday.


-Kingboomer

 

[Kingboomer]

Quite a few views. So in the interest of health concerns, I thought I'd put this here as well: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18001029

Granted, this involves wine aged in charred barrels, but I think it can pertain to this as well. I'll update in another few days when I taste it


-Kingboomer

 

[inspects]

Sounds like a great idea to me KB.....!

 

[freemind]

Me, I just add red oak flavoring.

Whole lot less messy.

 

[Kingboomer]

OK, so after a few days I noticed the juice is a bit darker than it normally would be without the chips. Looks like the oak's working it's magic


-Kingboomer

 

[Cosmic]

This is going to be interesting.

 

[Kingboomer]

OK update:

I cracked and tasted at 5 days in, then at 8 days in. The oak's taking it's time working on the mix, but it's there (keep in mind this mix is 20/80 pg/vg, so it's gonna be slow). The tobacco's more up front, with the rum and brown sugar mingling in about mid way. It's definitely not as sweet as it normally is at a week in, and the oak is there, almost like I'm actually smoking out of a pipe. I'll update again in another week, might be filter time by then. Stay tuned!


-Kingboomer

 

[Kingboomer]

OK update on the oak experiment:

Tasted it this morning, and WOW! This tastes just like a nice pipe tobacco, with a bourbon/rum finish. I think tomorrow I'll pull it off the oak and get it in bottles. IMHO the experiment was a success, and will definitely be repeated!


-Kingboomer

 

[Time]

Nice.

 

[RonJS]

OK update on the oak experiment:
I think tomorrow I'll pull it off the oak and get it in bottles. IMHO the experiment was a success, and will definitely be repeated!

Great!

Since the oak attributes, like with homebrew, are going to fade...well I would only pull off what amount I might use in the next week or 3.

Perhaps, like with bourbon manufacture, a variation of temperatures over time might extract a different (better?) flavor. Something to think about maybe....

Ron

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."- George S. Patton

 

[Kingboomer]

UPDATE:

Got it strained, filtered, and jarred. I think I lost about 10ml or so to tasting and the devil's cut. Definitely put the tobacco in the forefront, got a nice rum/brown sugar/bourbon taste throughout, definitely not as sweet on the exhale. The oak did the trick, and I'll be doing this again for sure!


-Kingboomer

 

[Kingboomer]

Great!

Since the oak attributes, like with homebrew, are going to fade...well I would only pull off what amount I might use in the next week or 3.

Perhaps, like with bourbon manufacture, a variation of temperatures over time might extract a different (better?) flavor. Something to think about maybe....

Ron

"Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory."- George S. Patton

I'm thinking so. I probably could have left it on another week or two as well, due to the high VG content, but it's right where I like it . I'm most definitely repeating this with a few more tobacco flavors. Might also get a good custard recipe in there as well

-Kingboomer