Fingers
Well-Known Member
I was going to boil sterilize some oak chips for some SMaSH brews I have in secondary but after talking to some members in the chat, I was steered away from that strategy. Apparently boiling the oak extracts tannins. I was pretty grateful for the head's up because I have 20 gallons to oak.
So I got to thinking, wouldn't the extracted tannins be in the water the oak is boiled in? If I take the oak out of the boiling water and put it in my carboy, is tannin extraction still an issue?
So I got to thinking, wouldn't the extracted tannins be in the water the oak is boiled in? If I take the oak out of the boiling water and put it in my carboy, is tannin extraction still an issue?