Hey all, got a question about oak flavoring... I was at my local wine/brew shop recently and noticed they had oak chips ?!? Apparently when added to your wine, it will take on a bit of a oak flavor, supposed to imitate the oak barrel aging process.
Has anyone experimented with this? The chips came either loose or a giant perforated tea looking bag.
Oak bits are a very common additive to wines and beers. Some come in cubes, some in chips, some in larger pieces. I'm not a fan of oak in beers as they're usually overdone to make the beer taste like whiskey, but they're pretty central to wine-making, I think.
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A lot of the higher end wine kits have oak, if to style. I've used the cubes and powder for those. No experimentation as I was just following directions.
When you are done with the cubes you can use them to smoke some chicken or other foods.
Oak Flavoring...without the barrel
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