This is a new thing for me.....using oak and it not being in a kit. I'm trying a scratch recipe, kind of combining two, to make a Blackberry Merlot this time since my last blackberry wine was such a hit and my Cab/Merlot was a hit.
Well, I went ahead and put approximately 2oz of the oak chips into the primary and set it to bubbling.
Thanks for all the info.