Day 1 and 24hrs on the STIKS. The 750ml spirit is showing good colour as the bottle is wider and the colour can be seen better. I will test for aroma and taste about the 4th or 5th day. The small 150ml bottle has acquired colour but it is not as intense as the bottle is only 20mm thick.
To give an idea of how quickly spirit draws out the caramelized sugars in the STIKs as well as the other flavours (these are not as visual as the colour change obviously, but are most noticeable on the nose and palate) we are going to Photo blog a batch of neutral spirit, as it allows one to see the colour change best.
Stiks used:
1 WHISKY STIK American White Oak, Dark Toast in 150ml (15% of total batch)
In 750ml of spirit;
1 WHISKY STIK American White Oak, Dark Toast, Char with gas flame and water spray to extinguish.
1 FLAVOUR STIK Hickory Light Toast
1 FLAVOUR STIK Hickory Medium Toast
When combining your WHISKY STIKs or FLAVOUR STIKs you may come across a nice combination from your own experiments.
We have put this blog post here for you as part of the community of home brewers to leave their experience and how their mix has turned out.