Back in July or August I brewed a barley wine, once the fermentation was complete, I split the batch up into two separate secondaries, 3 gallon carboys. In one, I added oak chips that I soaked in bourbon for 24 hour and the other nothing. The one that had nothing was only about half full and I didn't have a stopper so I used duct tape to seal the airlock. This was not the best option as I think it affected my beer greatly :-/ in a bad way (infection). However, there was no sign of anything growing in the beer (sat for 2-3 months before I bottled it). In hindsight, I should have bottled the left overs instead of filling a 3 gallon carboy halfway without a stopper, especially since I didn't add anything to the carboy. Oh well, I will let it sit for awhile to see what happens. It only came out to 12 beers, so I am not too worried about loosing it.
I am still letting the rest of the barely wine sit in the secondary with the wood chips, I might try some to see how it tastes.
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