DIY age your own whiskey kits

[rocpilefsj]

Wondering if anyone has any experience with these kits, comes with the wooden barrel and unaged whiskey, the smaller barrels supposedly make really tasty whiskey in 3 months or less. I am gonna order one to try, thought I would see if anyone has any experience with them. Thoughts/experiences anyone?


http://www.woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/...n-whiskey-kit/

[Au revoir, Gopher]

So I can make 21 year old whiskey in 3 months or less? Where do I sign up!

ARG

[Off in the Bushes]

If you could age whiskey 60 days for flavour and smoothness there would be a lot more distilleries out there.
Even the cheapest whiskeys have to be aged 3 years and a day to be called whiskey in Canada.
I would guess that the barrel has additives in to accelerate the process.

[MadMarty911]

Isn't the making of spirits illegal?

[hillbillyreefer]

The smaller the barrel the more surface area of oak versus volume of liquid, quicker oak flavoring, but not aging. I haven't tried those kits, the little barrels are kind of cool though.

If you want to try this on the cheap, hit the lumber yard and buy a small piece of white oak. Cut it into strips that will fit in a 26 or whatever. Toast those strips at about 425 for an hour or so wrapped tightly in tin foil. Put about 5-10 grams/liter into some vodka or other neutral spirit, let it sit, test regularly. It might be worth a try picking up some store bought moonshine instead of the vodka.

Checkout homedistiller.org lots of info and ideas under the aging tab.

Either way keep us posted, fun experiment for breakup!

[hillbillyreefer]

Originally Posted by MadMarty911

Isn't the making of spirits illegal?

He's buying the spirits. Yes it's illegal to distill without a license in Canada, God forbid the government misses out on their cut.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

He's buying the spirits. Yes it's illegal to distill without a license in Canada, God forbid the government misses out on their cut.

Alberta has changed their permitting requirements for distilling in the province.

There is no longer a minimum volume of production required to apply for a class E permit.

We are in the early stages of a micro-distillery movement in Alberta.

Also note that the government doesnt care much about production for personal consumption. If you sell though, they will come down on you hard.

There are a few different options for casking white whiskeys.

White Dog Whiskey is another company that offers a kit.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by MadMarty911

Isn't the making of spirits illegal?

You can mix and age whatever you want.

You need a permit/license to operate a distillery/still.

[rocpilefsj]

Originally Posted by hillbillyreefer

The smaller the barrel the more surface area of oak versus volume of liquid, quicker oak flavoring, but not aging. I haven't tried those kits, the little barrels are kind of cool though.

If you want to try this on the cheap, hit the lumber yard and buy a small piece of white oak. Cut it into strips that will fit in a 26 or whatever. Toast those strips at about 425 for an hour or so wrapped tightly in tin foil. Put about 5-10 grams/liter into some vodka or other neutral spirit, let it sit, test regularly. It might be worth a try picking up some store bought moonshine instead of the vodka.

Checkout homedistiller.org lots of info and ideas under the aging tab.

Either way keep us posted, fun experiment for breakup!

Thanks! May have to start a whiskey journal lol. Not trying to compete with high quality aged whiskey just think it would be cool to pull out sitting around the campfire with friends. The smaller barrel speeds up the process considerably but is still no match for a properly aged product.