Can you soak wood chips in beer?
Posted at 1:30 pm on 12/24/2019 by Ken Theobald
Normally, I do not recommend soaking wood chips because until the chips dry out all you will get is unflavored steam from the water. The smoke from the wood chips is what flavors your entree.
However, if you want to impart a flavor from the steam, such as beer, wine, juice, or whiskey then by all means soak your wood chips before grilling or smoking.
The other consideration is the type of wood chips that you use. It seems to be common knowledge that wood
from the colder climates have more density than those grown in
year-round warm weather.
A quick study of wood moisture contents and weight https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/weigt-wood-d_821.html
shows that northern woods have a higher density (4%-28%) than their southern counterparts.
The
bottom line to all of this is simple: The greater the density of wood,
the more smoke, and the more smoke the more flavor! All of the wood
from Flame Grilling Products is native to Maine or New England.
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