As I was cooking a couple steaks last night I remembered the jacks Daniel 's chips conversation early in the week. I did not have the JD chips so I decided to make some using Maple chunks. I split them down some and put them on the grates over the coals.
After they cooled I added them to a jar of white lightning I just happen to have in the fridge...
I decided to place it on a shelf at room temp rather than back in the fridge. The cold may slow the process. This will be a long process so I'll update it from time to time.
I have a jar at the camp with the "real" JD chips in it. Those were put in back around the first of the year so it can provide a. Taste test between the two...
Tick tock...