The sweet feed whiskey has been aging 13 months. I aged it 2 different ways to see which I liked better. I bought some French oak cubes, med toast. I did half in a glass jar with those. I did the other in a 2L oak cask that had been filled with rum (I know, backwards, oh well).
It was my first time diluting and I was really nervous. I have read how it goes cloudy on some people when they add their water. I also read the calculators aren't always accurate. After all that work and over a year aging I didn't want to mess it up.
I diluted with distilled water and absolutely no clouding
I used the calculator as a guide. It told me to add 5 cups of water so I started with 3 and added 1/4 cup at a time until I got to 40%. I got over a half gallon of each.After sampling both, my husband and I both liked the one aged in glass. When both samples were almost gone, he dumped them into one glass and that was really good! I think I will keep them separate though and maybe mix them when I want.
Here's a picture, you can see the difference in color.
