I have a large collection of wine barrel pieces and off cuts from some furniture projects I've done. I have a Flanders that I want to add some of the oak to and was wondering what everyone thought as far as how I should prepare the wood. Should I boil, steam, or pressure cook the wood at all before adding it to the secondary? Should I just mill cubes out of the oak revealing fresh wood on all sides? These barrels were emptied and turned into furniture a few years ago. They have been sitting out in a shed so who knows what is growing on them. I dried the wood for a few weeks when I initially took them apart but it is still a concern. I fermented this beer for two months and it has been in a secondary for the last month. I would hate to grow something green in there after all this invested time.
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