Oaking my vints

[fauxfly]

Hi all

New member here, not new to the hobby though. Been making wine at hoome for ten years now. Never really understood the "oaking process" though. What wines would I use oak stavesin, would it really matter or would it be my own personal taste as to what ones I oaked.

Another goofy question... why cant I use oak from my aire dried pile. When I buy staves at my local winemaking store what has been done to them to make them usable for winemaking.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks folks

Steve

 

[xanxer82]

I think the oak you buy from the winery is baked in a kiln to kill off any wild critters that my have taken up residence, microbial or otherwise.

 

[mmadmikes1]

some wood has preservitives added. I toast oak and use oak from wood shop but I know the wood came from trees in Guy's yard(I work with Guy)