• New Preboiled Extract Means a Quick 30 Minute Boil
• New Choice of Optional Liquid or Dry Yeast
Our Whiskey Barrel Stout is a strong stout with oak and whiskey flavors blending with the rich black malt base. Nine ounces of your whiskey or bourbon are needed when bottling this beer to give it a distinctive flavor, which you control by the type of spirit used. We used Jack Daniels Old No. 7® which produced a classic whiskey profile, although you are free to try any quality whiskey or bourbon. Alcohol: 9-10%, IBU's 35.
Includes 11 pounds of our blended malt extract, flavoring and aromatic hops, granular oak, spices, and carbonating sugar. Needed yeast not included, order separately above.
We recommend a minimum of 3 months aging on this one, to give the oak, whiskey, and malt flavors a chance to blend. Click on the More Info link above to see a picture of this beer in the glass.
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for a pdf of the brewing instructions.
Yeast recommendations:
1. 2 Packs Wyeast 1099 Whitbread Ale Liquid Yeast (2 packs are recommended due to the high alcohol level).
2. Apex San Diego Dry Brewing Yeast (one pack is enough)
This is an Advanced Kit: A Secondary Fermenter and Wort Chiller are required to succesfully brew this strong beer.
This shows our Whiskey Barrel Stout after 3 months in the bottle.
Sep 18, 2017 by Charles
Q: What would the OG range most likely be for this kit? I forgot t o take a reading.
A: OG should be around 1.090
Nov 01, 2016 by Charles J.
Q: If I brew the Whiskey Barrel Stout and age it in an actual wet 5 gal. Bourbon barrel, how long should I age it and at what gravity would I bottle after the aging process?
A: Once you add the whiskey or bourbon in the wet barrel, give it at least 3 months to age. The final gravity will vary but generally is about what is on the instructions.
Wild Turkey Stout
I added 375 mL of Wild Turkey 101 and it turned out great. Nice flavor and the bourbon doesn't overpower the stout flavors like I thought it might. Also, the bourbon doesn't raise the alcohol content as much as I thought it might. About 1% if my calculations are correct. Will definitely make this one again.
Incredible! Favorite of all my friends and family.
I fermented this in a Blichmann Fermenator and used Larceny Bourbon. It turned out absolutely incredible! Very well balanced. Used 7 oz. of Larceny Bourbon and it turned out perfect...not too strong or hot and added a really nice flavor. Have it on tap with 6 other beers and it's by far everyone's favorite!
Delicious!
Great kit, yummy!
Smooth and hearty!
Have made this over 120 times already....a favorite of my friends. Used a whole bottle of Jack Daniels!
patience is a must
I brewed this beer as my first brew. super easy and delicious. only thing I would have to say in a negative way is my bottles became explosive, well some not all which I attribute to beginners mistakes and not stirring in properly. the remaining survivors became wonderful after 11-12 months. at which time this beer became something to brag about. also I wish I could have more of a oak flavor but that's just me being picky.