Have you sorted out your beers for Xmas?

[Andy__]

! But what is an RIS?

Russian Imperial Stout

Thanks for the info. I seem to have a missing Acronym chromosome or something, because I never get them.

As it happens I brewed a RIS last month. I went for a smaller batch of 3 gallons and I plan to leave most of it (say 2 gallons) for a year in demi johns. The other gallon I will bottle and consume at xmas.

[leewink]

Yup, made up a small 19ltr of a "tester" dark stouty ale, added oak chips with JD to a 60g to 60g ratio, bought 8 bottles of 200ml coke (went well with a smidge of the appleton rum) and used them for tester bottles, I did a slight carbonation on it and used 35g of sugar.

Tested a couple as its only just under a month in the bottle, the oak is coming through well, and is showing as a nice winter warmer already, not a session type though, maybe a "share a bottle" type, nice, but you wouldnt want a lot

brew on, lee

[TC2642]

Yup, made up a small 19ltr of a "tester" dark stouty ale, added oak chips with JD to a 60g to 60g ratio, bought 8 bottles of 200ml coke (went well with a smidge of the appleton rum) and used them for tester bottles, I did a slight carbonation on it and used 35g of sugar.

Tested a couple as its only just under a month in the bottle, the oak is coming through well, and is showing as a nice winter warmer already, not a session type though, maybe a "share a bottle" type, nice, but you wouldnt want a lot

brew on, lee

Got about 25gms of French oak chips in Teachers ready for my next RIS. Left them in a jar for around two months and they've soaked up a fair bit of whiskey.

[leewink]

.... double posted ....

[leewink]

yup, mine were in for 3 month from Feb, i originally did 60g oak to 30ml JD, the JD dissappeared into it within a couple of weeks, so doubled that, no taste of JD has come through though, well, 60ml in about 15 or so ltr won't

Probably have to chuck half litre of it at it to realise a whiff of whiskey

Brew on, lee