Vinnie nail sampling question

[Nesto]

About to start barrel aging and plan to use a Vinnie Nail for sampling. Has anyone noticed any difference between samples taken from the nail hole vs. through the bung? It seems like samples from the nail hole might be more oaked than those taken more centrally. Or are there enough currents in the barrel that it won't be an issue? Note, I'll be using 8 gallon barrels, so expecting the oaking to happen relatively quickly.


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[TNGabe]

Huh?

 

[sweetcell]

It seems like samples from the nail hole might be more oaked than those taken more centrally.

i'll echo the "huh?"....

the sample pulled from a vinnie nail shouldn't be any more oaked than a sample from elsewhere in the barrel (at least not noticeably so). there is indeed movement and diffusion within the barrel.

don't worry about it. if it's good enough for vinnie, it's good enough for us

 

[Nesto]

...don't worry about it. if it's good enough for vinnie, it's good enough for us

That's what I said to my brewing buddy who brought up the question. BUT, I had an issue when I was using oak chips in a Spiedel 30l fermenter. Sample port samples had much less oak than when I took a thief sample near the bag I had the oak chips in.



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