"Dr. Richard E. Hawkins" > wrote in message
...
> I managed to miss the oak when I racked my Cab Sauv (Mondi?) to the
> secondary.
>
> Of course, I've discovered this about a month later, as I was preparing
> to put it in a 5gal carboy for the next few months.
>
> It said for a week in the secondary, and that flavor extraction would be
> better at the lower alcohol levels.
>
> So now how long should I leave it? Two weeks?
>
> hawk, who really wanted that 7 gallon carboy back for another batch

So dump the oak in now and go but some more glass! What's the problem?
Most of us have _dozens_ of various size containers around our "wineries".

Tom S