Used oak

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Rocky_Creek
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Used oak

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I have been soaking a gallon of rum with a couple of handfulls of toasted oak that had already been used a couple of times. Of course its been much slower to show much color, but this has had more plesant smoothing effect than ever before.

How to duplicate this is the question.
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The Chemist
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Re: Used oak

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Rocky_Creek wrote:I have been soaking a gallon of rum with a couple of handfulls of toasted oak that had already been used a couple of times. Of course its been much slower to show much color, but this has had more plesant smoothing effect than ever before.

How to duplicate this is the question.
Good job, RC! You're on the right track. All the rum guys buy used Bourbon barrels--the Bourbon guys have to use new ones each time, by law. How to duplicate? Make Bourbon!!! :lol:
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KatoFong
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Post by KatoFong »

Keep reusing your wood when you're done with it. Seems the simple way.
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Post by KatoFong »

I've also heard boiling the wood for a good hour or so before using it to age can achieve the used wood effect you're going for.
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