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" Hey all Currently aging my first batch of rum on oak chips and had a question. I have my rum in 1L jars 60% ABV and sitting on 1 table spoon of oak chips. Half the jars on heavy toast the other half on medium toast.
Now to the question: I am going on vacation in 2 weeks and will be gone for almost 7 weeks. The rum has been oaking for 1 week so far. Would I be better off leaving it on oak until I return from vacation or would it be better to remove the chips before I leave? I don't want to over oak my rum.
Thanks for your help everyone. "
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Wu'Sup Drifter? I'm not a rum maker (yet) but I would taste it just before you leave. Take it out and taste again when you get back. If you think it needs it put it back in. OR remove it from some of the jars and if the ones that you left it in were over oaked you could blend in some from the jars you removed it from.
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Aye...What I see with my SF's on heavy and medium toast... The first 10 days picks up good color, but after that it stays about the same for a few weeks. At week 4, the flavor profile is very smooth and has good aftertastes and it is a bit darker... Week 6 was not that much different- and there it was consumed ;( I also rotated and aerated the jars once a week too... As Hokey has said you can always dilute later with a new run or a jar that didn't darken as much. |
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Thanks for the info. Might just leave it while I'm away and hopefully it's perfect when I get back.
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