Vacuum Ageing

[staggersandjags]

i dont know if any of you are familiar with vacuum "Wine Saver" pumps, but basically its a rubber cork with a pump so you can suck the air out of a bottle and "recork" half finished bottles of wine. i had one lying around (i rarely leave wine unfinished) so i decided to apply it to my oaking process.

i poured some 120p UJ into a wine bottle with some sticks of oak i had in the shop. i used the bandsaw to cut slits across the sticks to increase surface area. then i toasted them at 400 for a couple hours and lightly charred them.

after pumping and releasing the pressure repeatedly over the course of the day i had some nice colour and a much smoother flavour.

just looking for some thoughts on my process and maybe some tips on how to proceed.

do you think this is more practical than temperature fluctuation?

cheers

[FullySilenced]

Yep... do a little research on Cleveland Whiskey they do it in vacuum kettles..

Happy Stillin,

FS

KEEP ON NUKIN !!!!