Preparing an Oak Barrel

[u01dtj6]

I was actually thinking of trying out saturating my wine in a new oak barrel this summer for 3-4 weeks and observing the difference in the taste of the wine. However, I wouldn't have a clue on how to prepare an oak barrel. Does anyone have any good reading material before I set out?

 

[ibglowin]

Try [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yawJJ1xQj1A&playnext_from=TL&videos=vv2fxJdexxI"]this[/ame] one.

 

[JimCook]

Be sure that once your barrel is filled with wine, it stays filled with some kind of wine from that point forward. As the initial oaking from a new barrel can happen quickly, it's a good idea to have a couple batches waiting to go into the barrel lined up.


- Jim