Oak chips french medium toast 250g

Why not let your wine or beer mature "in the oak barrel" without oak barrel! Thanks to these oak chips with controlled and guaranteed quality and toasting of French oak, this is possible. Much more advantageous than with oak barrels. Dosage: 5-30 g/10 l of wine. Contact time: from a few days to 3 months. Can be added to must as well as to wine (or beer!).

Why use oak in wine?
The use of oak in winemaking changes various characteristics of the wine: Taste, aroma, storability and color stability.

3 ways to add these properties:

• Aging in oak barrels. To enjoy the above advantages, choose a barrel without internal protective coating. Most decorative barrels have a kerosene coating and are used solely for decorative purposes, but can also be used for storing and serving wine or other alcohol. 2 types of oak: American and French oak. American oak gives a fruity character to the wine, while French provides a more spicy note.
• The use of oak chips offers a number of other advantages. They take up no space and can be easily added to wine. Because of the large contact surface, you don't actually have to add very much.
• Alcohol-based oak extract. Can also be added very easily and has the advantage of mixing with the wine immediately, so you can evaluate it sensory directly.

Tips:

• Put the chips in a hop bag, this way they can be easily removed after use.
• Add chips to the mash at times. This way your wine will be better protected against too rapid oxidation. (better color stability and longer shelf life).
• Try the special chips from sherry and whisky barrels.
• Why not try them on beer!

How many chips do you use, and how long does the wine need to stay in the barrel or in contact with the chips? With wooden barrels, this depends on how often you've used the barrel itself. And the more chips you add, the shorter the contact time.