Oak essence, anyone use it?
I got some of this stuff yesterday while at the LHBS. There was a guy
there with a few bottles of his Merlot that won several awards in
local competitions who was talking this stuff up pretty good. He said
that he adds one tsp to most of his reds and a half tsp to most of his
whites. That doesn't sound like much to add to 6gal of Merlot. I found
some direction online that said 1.5oz for 5gal which is like 1/4 the
bottle.
I've already added 2oz of oak cubes but don't think I'm getting muck
oak flavor from them in the 5months I have to get this from box to
bottle.
Does anyone have any experience with this stuff? And if so how much do
you add?
Mark
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