T trashy Senior Member Joined Aug 26, 2006 Messages 289 Reaction score 1 Jan 13, 2007 #1 I've had oak chips before, but this Italian Amarone has a bag of what looks like dark sawdust. Is that the oak?
I've had oak chips before, but this Italian Amarone has a bag of what looks like dark sawdust. Is that the oak?
M masta Senior Member Joined Jul 4, 2004 Messages 3,517 Reaction score 11 Jan 13, 2007 #2 Yes it is the oak and the small particles will give the maximum extraction for the short time it is in the primary.
Yes it is the oak and the small particles will give the maximum extraction for the short time it is in the primary.
J jsmahoney Senior Member Joined May 14, 2006 Messages 570 Reaction score 0 Jan 14, 2007 #3 I have had a wine kit that had the sawdust oak also. Makes you feel a little strange when you add them feeling as if you just put dirt into your wine!
I have had a wine kit that had the sawdust oak also. Makes you feel a little strange when you add them feeling as if you just put dirt into your wine!
B bmorosco Senior Member Joined Jul 26, 2006 Messages 509 Reaction score 0 Jan 14, 2007 #4 Yes thatis your Oak...The small pieces create a greater surface area so the end result is that more of the wine will be exposed to the surface of the Oak.. So for the short duration of the kit wines the oak is exposed long enough...
Yes thatis your Oak...The small pieces create a greater surface area so the end result is that more of the wine will be exposed to the surface of the Oak.. So for the short duration of the kit wines the oak is exposed long enough...