MCJones87
Active Member
Hi all,
Hoping some of you have heard of Siren Craft brew, and hoping even more that some of you will have tried Mrs Brown - their collaboration brew with Magic Rock. I just sampled this deliciousness and I have to say this is easily in my top 3 brews, if not my all time favourite. The label description states "Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Brown Ale with Pecans, Vanilla and Maple Syrup"....oh yeah and its a whopping 9.5% :-o :drunk:
I have previously asked for any ideas on where to source a barrel from and it looks like the answer from a homebrewing side of things is to soak some oak chips in bourbon and chuck them in the FV after its been bobbling away for a few days.
If i'm being honest I would love it if someone were able to pull the recipe out of a hat and call it a day but in reality i doubt that is going to happen.. so any advice on weights of oak chips, how long to soak them in bourbon for... how much bourbon... anyone used vanilla or pecan nuts in a brew - when should they go in, how should they be prepped - do I crush the nuts? do I scrape the seeds out of the vanilla pods? or is it better to use vanilla extract?
sorry for the number of questions... I guess I got a bit excited when I started this beer... sad to say its now finished!!! :?
Hoping some of you have heard of Siren Craft brew, and hoping even more that some of you will have tried Mrs Brown - their collaboration brew with Magic Rock. I just sampled this deliciousness and I have to say this is easily in my top 3 brews, if not my all time favourite. The label description states "Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Brown Ale with Pecans, Vanilla and Maple Syrup"....oh yeah and its a whopping 9.5% :-o :drunk:
I have previously asked for any ideas on where to source a barrel from and it looks like the answer from a homebrewing side of things is to soak some oak chips in bourbon and chuck them in the FV after its been bobbling away for a few days.
If i'm being honest I would love it if someone were able to pull the recipe out of a hat and call it a day but in reality i doubt that is going to happen.. so any advice on weights of oak chips, how long to soak them in bourbon for... how much bourbon... anyone used vanilla or pecan nuts in a brew - when should they go in, how should they be prepped - do I crush the nuts? do I scrape the seeds out of the vanilla pods? or is it better to use vanilla extract?
sorry for the number of questions... I guess I got a bit excited when I started this beer... sad to say its now finished!!! :?