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skyebrewing

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I have seen a few commercial beers that have been finished in wine barrels and would like to try and do it at a 5 gal level. Due to oxidation, im thinking i would have to siphon some wine to beer in secondary without air exposure to avoid souring the wine and just add oak cubes as i cant thinl of any way to soak the oak in wine without it going bad in a couple days. Anyone try something like this? Other methods or opinions?
 
Adding a cup or two of wine is a fine way to go. I've only done it with sour beers, but I think it would work in a clean beer as well. You can add oak as well (.5-1 oz of cubes), but only if you want additional wood flavor.
 
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