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Took the leap
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:09 pm
by Boxcutter
Decided to try and put some wood in my drink. Toasted some cherry,Apple,pecan yesterday toasted it at 300 degrees for 3 hours. This morning put 1/2 ounce in 2 pint jars and 3/4 ounce in 2 pint jars. The color looks awesome so far but the wood chips have sunk to the bottom in 3 out of the 4 jars. Is this normal ? Fingers crossed that I'm doing it right.
Re: Took the leap
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:10 pm
by DAD300
It is normal. As they become saturated, they sink...
Re: Took the leap
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:13 pm
by Boxcutter
Thanks I thought that I had read that they usually sink in a week are so
Re: Took the leap
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:14 pm
by W Pappy
Give em a shake every day or 2 it helps, just took some off french oak and put cherry in for a couple weeks.You will love aging on wood
the problem is sampling.Your batch seems to be tasted to the last drop just when it starts to get real good lol.
Re: Took the leap
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:50 pm
by T-Pee
Use this as a guideline for wood prep.
tp (and his favorite chart)