RED OAK AGING
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Never tasted animal pee, but I get what you're saying. I haven't used red oak for aging beer, but as a hobby woodworker I can tell you that it has a lot of tannins. Very astringent. Just the smell I get when cutting or milling red oak tells me I wouldn't want it in my beer.
Stick with white oak. There's good reason distilleries use it for barrels.
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