Wood in the whiskey

[WeeStiller]

Made a batch of All Bran whiskey, 75% abv. Put in medium toasted oak chips for two weeks. Took the oak out through a sieve. Diluted one bottle to 47% abv. Liquor was perfectly clear, amber color. Put the bottle in the freezer. Thawed the bottle a couple of days later and hey! there was a 1/2" layer of very fine brown pulp on the bottom of the bottle. Anyone has a clue?
Am now filtering again through a coffee filter, color is a less dark amber now, filter covered with fine brown stuff.

[Dnderhead]

tannins come to mind,it is good to remove them as they can be bitter depending where they came from.

[NcHooch]

Why did you put it in the freezer?

The coffee filter would be the filter of choice if you want your likker nice n clear.

I'd recommend oaking your booze at 60-65%, you'll find it produces a lot better whiskey.

NChooch

[WeeStiller]

Hooch, I've put it in the freezer because I found with other drinks (aquavite and other enhanced liquors and liqueurs) that it integrates the flavors of the different components much better. I must admit that the woody taste I found in the oaked All Bran whiskey was softened after freezing and filtering off the wood pulp.

[Redfoot]

Made a batch of All Bran whiskey, 75% abv. Put in medium toasted oak chips for two weeks. Took the oak out through a sieve. Diluted one bottle to 47% abv. Liquor was perfectly clear, amber color. Put the bottle in the freezer. Thawed the bottle a couple of days later and hey! there was a 1/2" layer of very fine brown pulp on the bottom of the bottle. Anyone has a clue?
Am now filtering again through a coffee filter, color is a less dark amber now, filter covered with fine brown stuff.

Just curious, how frozen did that bottle get and what is the temp. of your freezer? I had a similar experience with a cloudly batch that I put in the freezer.

[WeeStiller]

My freezer is about -30* C. The liquid froze up completely. It was 48% abv.