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A sample straight from the barrel is what the wine is. Straight forward.The main problem with small barrel, is they will almost always over oak your wines. There is a small amount of wine for the surface area. It will drop after time, but not much. If you are only making these small lots of...

Just put some acidulated wand sulfited water. You should be fine. Then give a good rinse before use.

Hello all. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is David Day, and I have been making wine since 1994. Professionally since 2007. I work for a cooperage and have a lot of knowledge when it comes to oak, especially American Oak. If any of you folks have any questions on oak...

That is pretty funny. Actually, they are 1in. in diameter and made from 36mo open air seasoned staves..

I work for Canton Cooperage. We are based out of Kentucky and are part of the Chene & Cie group.

I use Xoaker balls from XtraChene. They are round and are easily removed from barrels when done. They go great on the smoker after your done too.

XtraChene has a product called a Xoaker. They are Oak balls. They add very nice components to wines. They sell both French and American. I love to use them.

I would be very careful with the smaller barrel. They have a tendency to over oak very fast. In the future, I would try using oak alternatives to add the kiss of oak with out overly powerful oak. Also, make sure that the water you are using does not contain chlorine. This can give birth to TCA...