{"id":1514,"date":"2013-05-12T14:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2013-05-12T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T18:30:21","slug":"homebrewing-my-russian-imperial-stout-6-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/homebrewing-my-russian-imperial-stout-6-months-later\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Homebrewing: My Russian Imperial Stout &#8211; 6 Months Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9724,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8730020687&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105085912\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8730020687&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8730020687&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 06:54:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 18:33:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 09:41:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08 03:21:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08 03:21:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9725,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8731133284&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105085813\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8731133284&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8731133284&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 06:54:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 18:33:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 09:41:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-12 09:41:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I finally got around to tapping my stout again. The beer brewed in late November, kegged late December with an infusion of bourbon soaked oak and vanilla beans for 2 weeks and then I realized it was entirely too oaky so I decided to just let it sit for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s tasting really fantastic. The sweetness is more pronounced and the oak is fading which is a very good thing. While it&#8217;s not yet perfect, the photos do show a beer that at least looks appealing. I&#8217;m very happy with how this has come out but am putting the keg back in the cellar to sit a little bit longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting my Imperial Stout&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8730020687\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting my Imperial Stout\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7440\/8730020687_89e6eaeabc_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Tasting my Imperial Stout&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8731133284\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Tasting my Imperial Stout\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7431\/8731133284_70a244d590_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I finally got around to tapping my stout again. 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