Char and toast levels

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Char and toast levels

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What are your preferred char and toast levels for bourbon in a 10 gallon barrel?
Toast can be light, medium, or heavy, char can be 1, 2, 3, 4.
Looking at Gibbs barrels.

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This all depends on the flavors that you are looking for. What flavors and aromas are you looking for? I would refer back to the parent site for a little guidance, based on what it is you want. Always take into account what your grain bill is and what flavors you should get from the recipe that you are using.

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This should help.
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Profile 1: Aromatics of fresh baked bread and butterscotch with white pepper and sweet fresh oak flavors.
Profile 2: Complex mid-palate filler and overall lifting. Fresh oak, clove and sweet toasted coconut, almonds, toasty nutmeg, creamy textures.
Profile 3: Deep amplification of wine characteristics, with a broad support of mouth-feel volume and length.
Profile 4: Complex baking spices. Preserves fruit while rounding the finish with refined balance.
Profile 5: Smokey espresso, spicy charred meats.
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Some other sources:
http://www.whiskeybarrel.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
http://www.iscbarrels.com/2017/05/25/ba ... g-part-ii/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
https://talesofthecocktail.com/techniqu ... our-levels" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
http://whiskyadvocate.com/charring-toas ... od-flavor/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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Level 1 Char—15 seconds

Level 2 Char—30 seconds

Level 3 Char—35 seconds (this is ANGEL’S ENVY’S char level for our bourbon barrels)

Level 4 Char—55 seconds (this is also referred to as “alligator char,” as it produces a wood texture similar to an alligator’s hide)
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