[spurviance]

I'm thinking of experimenting with oak chips in a couple of my beers using chips from a couple of trees we had taken down recently.  Should I soak the chips in some cheap whiskey for a couple days then just put them in a hop bag in the keg?  I'm not sure how much wood is necessary for it to make an impact on flavor.

[Richard]

See the instructions in this recipe:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/new-holland-dragons-milk-bourbon-barrel-aged-stout/

Be careful because it is easy to overdo the oakiness.

[ynotbrusum]

I would make sure the oak is dried out a bit, if the "recent" takedown was live trees...