aging wheat beers with toasted oak chippings?

[critty]

Anyone ever done this? The only reason I ask is because I was talking to someone online who does this with wine and wondered what it would like to age beer this way. And as I am doing wheats I did wonder what the final taste would be like.

 

[RobWalker]

I couldn't see it in a wheat because you drink them young...maybe in a dark wheat? Not too knowledgeable on this though, but a lot of.people do it with darker, longer aged beer

 

[pittsy]

yeah i agree with Rob, wheat beers are ready to go around 4 weeks in and may be past there best 6 months in and as far as i know oak chips need a good long time to work

 

[critty]

Fair enough. It wasn't something I was gonna try but more a curiosity as to what the final product would be like. A hypothetical as it were lol. I am not in to uber dark wheats so suppose its something I woulnt venture into anyway.

 

[RobWalker]

Being honest, a good beer is in the eye of the beholder. I had a dark wheat in Cyprus and it was delicious, but clearly only used black malt to darken it. A little roast flavour, barely any at all from that. With that small addition, it would probably be ageable with oak. Maybe it's time to spread your wings!

 

[critty]

Being honest, a good beer is in the eye of the beholder. I had a dark wheat in Cyprus and it was delicious, but clearly only used black malt to darken it. A little roast flavour, barely any at all from that. With that small addition, it would probably be ageable with oak. Maybe it's time to spread your wings!

Yeah I mentioned spreading my wings and investing in some gear to do stuff from scratch to my wife. Needless to say i have had my wings clipped now

lol.