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Originally Posted by Danek
Pardon the silly question, but when you add oak, what does it actually taste like?
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You add oak to the beer in a secondary tank once it has finished fermenting. For a lot of good information, look up the Jamil Show podcast from The Brewing Network on "Wood Aged Beer". You can access the Jamil Show through itunes music store for free.
Oaking typically happens when beer or wine is aged in oak barrels. The beverage picks up some character from the wood. Oak barrels are slightly charred on the inside. Therefor, it adds a degree of vanilla, earthy and some woody flavors. Since oak barrels are expensive and large, homebrewers use oak cubes or chips to gain the same flavors as aging in a barrel.
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