Made my first molasses rum. Put them in different oaks and ABV to experiment.
They changed colour over the first few days. It is now day 9 and they haven't noticeably changed much since the first few days.
Will it get darker over the next few months? Plan to keep it in oak as long as I can, very hard though
More interested in taste over colour but just wondered.
rum oak and colour
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Re: rum oak and colour
It should keep getting darker as time goes on, having said that I have no idea what type of oak you are using or how it has been toasted or charred.
take a photo.....take another one in a month.....its hard to see change if your looking every day or hour or two.
take a photo.....take another one in a month.....its hard to see change if your looking every day or hour or two.
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In my experience so far, I find that the biggest change in colour occurs fairly early on. And more so with charred oak. After a week it will continue to get darker but it's really not too visible to the naked eye.
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Re: rum oak and colour
yeah, i do look every day. I have still spirits American Oak Medium Toasted Carboy Spiral about 4 cm per l and Virgin American Oak Dominos (blocks) — Medium Toast 1 per lSaltbush Bill wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:27 pm It should keep getting darker as time goes on, having said that I have no idea what type of oak you are using or how it has been toasted or charred.
take a photo.....take another one in a month.....its hard to see change if your looking every day or hour or two.
trying them on (about) 55 ABV and 65 abv
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Interesting. The lower abv sample took longer to colour but seems to have ended up the same as the higher abv sample. Will take a photo in the morning.NormandieStill wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:41 pm In my experience so far, I find that the biggest change in colour occurs fairly early on. And more so with charred oak. After a week it will continue to get darker but it's really not too visible to the naked eye.
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Will sunlight make any difference? Should they be in the dark or does light not make a difference?
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Re: rum oak and colour
I prefer to keep mine out of direct sun, a darkish place.
Nine days really isn't much of an indicator of what will happen in the coming months.
Nine days really isn't much of an indicator of what will happen in the coming months.
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I agree , stop looking at it .Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:59 pm I prefer to keep mine out of direct sun, a darkish place.
Nine days really isn't much of an indicator of what will happen in the coming months.
Aging on Oak is …. Aging…. Not days … not weeks …. Think months and years .
So get cracking and make some more . Hide it in a dark place and keep making more .
In a years time , then go looking at the first stuff .
Edit : less oak s better than more Oak at the end of the day .
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