I have two wines which I am going to add American Oak Spirals (med. toast plus).I plan to have these wines bulk aging for 6 to 9 months. I will be racking them once during the bulk ageing process just to get them off whatever miniscule amount of sediment may be in the carboy.
Can I just drop the spiral in the carboy 6 weeks prior to racking?
Also, I was thinking of just doing one spiral b/c I don't want to overoak. Anyone just put one spiral in? The directions say to put two in, but that seems like it could be quite a lot.
Can I just drop the spiral in the carboy 6 weeks prior to racking?
Also, I was thinking of just doing one spiral b/c I don't want to overoak. Anyone just put one spiral in? The directions say to put two in, but that seems like it could be quite a lot.
