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I just put an ounce of oak chips in a mason jar with a pint of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey (cheapest I could find). I will pour all that in the bucket after primary fermentation is done.

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Recipe: Ralph's Bourbon Barrel Stout
Brewer: Roger
Asst Brewer: Ralph The Wonderdog
Style: American Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 5.70 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.20 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.069 SG
Estimated Color: 37.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 45.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 74.1 %
2 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 14.8 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.7 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.7 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.9 %
4.0 oz Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 1.9 %
1.00 oz Sterling [8.70 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 7 32.9 IBUs
1.00 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 12.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 9 -
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
1.00 oz Oak Chips (Primary 7.0 days) Flavor 11 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 8.0 oz

Brewing today. Right on schedule.

Are you using 2 packs of yeast or just double listed it? I don't think you need more than 1.
I bought some oak chips over a year ago and never used them and just threw them away as I was afraid they lost much of their oak-ness. I've read that you don't need to leave them in longer than just a few days so you may want to start taste testing after day 3.

I always double pitch if my OG goes over 1.070.

How you soak your chips depends on how much you use. If I were using 2 oz a couple days would be plenty. But I cant fit 16 oz of whiskey in the jar with 2 oz of oak so I like soaking at least a week. This is my third batch of this stuff. First 2 batches were exactly how I wanted them.