French Oak Chips - Medium Toast - 40 Lb. Bag
Medium toast, roasted between 350 1/2 & 375 1/2 F. For white wines add 1 to 1-1/2 cups and for red wines add 2 to 3 cups per 6 gallons. Check often until desired oak strength is achieved.
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6345DOak barrels are great for aging wine and beer, but for the home based brewer and vintner, they are not very feasible. In come oak chips. Oak chips help to get those oak-aged characteristics in your homebrew or wine, without the hassle of a barrel. French medium toast chips are a bit more subdued than their American counterparts, but impart a great deal of mouth feel, and have some great spice characteristics like cinnamon and allspice.
For the home vintner, chips can be used in your secondary to help give added complexity to your wine. Home brewers can soak these in a favorite spirit such as bourbon, for a couple weeks then add to your secondary when racking. Oak chips are relatively thin and have a high surface area, so their oak characteristics are imparted quicker than their cubed siblings. Regardless of how you plan to use them, make sure first to boil them for at least 10 minutes to sanitize, drain, and then their ready to use.
SPECIAL ORDER PRODUCT: This product is special order, and will ship within one week of ordering. We receive shipments from the supplier of this product weekly on Tuesdays so lead time may actually vary depending on when you put your order in. If you need it quicker, just give us a call!