Soak French oak chips in brandy or whiskey. Add to secondary.
The name refers to the 23 Enigma.
Base wort provided by the Rockyard Brewing company for a club contest similar to Iron Brewer (Sept/Oct issue of Zymurgy), but only for specialty beers. The base wort was the second runnings of a Double Red. Starting gravity: 1.050.
Steeped chocolate, Carafa, and rauch malt for 30 minutes in 1.5 gallons of 165° water. Topped off with wort from Rockyard to 6 gallons. 90 minute boil. Transferred to primary (January 24, 2009).
Transferred to secondary over brandy-soaked 2oz of oak chips (February 10, 2009).