On Sep 15, 11:35*pm, Jim > wrote:
> I have just bought some French oak chips medium toast and medium size
> I would like to add them to my primary fermentor to give my white wine
> a bit of complexity. I will be using Chardonnay juice from California
> and 1118 yeast, the fermentation will not take very long considering I
> will also be using Fermaid K and GoFerm as nutrients for the yeast.
> Can anyone tell me how much oak to use for 138 liters?
> Thank you in advance. * * *

Between 1/2 pound and a pound preferment. I usually use around 1
ounce per 5 gallons on a white which some consider excessive, I
don't. Chardonnay takes oak well but like anything can be
overpowered so consider starting light and adding more later if
necessary. It does tone down with time and preferment additions are
kind of hard to screw up; you would really have to overdo it to add
too much preferment. I use EC1118 and FermaidK too. (This year I ran
out so am using SuperFerment, I like that too.)

Joe