by Gagginforit » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:17 am
Hi guys, i might add my 2 cents if it can help others. This is how i make my jack daniels knock off, using the essence at the end.
I first take my chips, i halve them, then i turn on the grill maybe 180'? 200'? on the oven and lay that 1/2 in a tray and take out a pan, a largeish pan and turn on a ring about 1/2 way maybe 3/4 depending on your cooktop.
So you now have your oven grill on and your stove top on with the pan on the heat and hot your demi john ready and your alcohol at 50% or whaterver you have it at ready also.
Load up your chips and set them charring, you will need to check it continuosly untill it charrs nicely. Now chuck in to that pot on the stove top your maple syrup, it will bubble and steam, the idea is to burn it, then add some brown sugar, it should go gluggy and syrupy, now add your charred chips to it, it will turn black, stur it up with a speen, crunch them chips if you can then let it cool back down for an hour or so. It wont smell too good.
After an hour heat it back up, add a cup of water to thin things out again and funnel the mix into your demijohn/container? and add your alcohol ontop, mix her up and then add theremaining 50% of the chip, let it sit for a fortnight or more.
Filter out the chunks and have a go. This is where i add my essence