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Oak Chips to Kit.

In article s.com>, (atc5016) wrote:
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>Hello All,
>
>I am new to the wine making process. I am starting my first kit which is
>a wineexperts Mezza Luna Red. I
>noticed it came with 2 packets of oak chips. After reading the
>instructions it seems to me that 5 days is
>not long enough to get a nice oak flavor from these chips. Would it be
>okay to add half of the chips on the
>initial fermentation and then add the second packet after the first
>racking into the secondary fermentor.
>Would this be better or worse or would it not matter?

It matters very much. What you do depends on how much oak flavor you like in
your wine. The longer the oak chips are in contact with the wine, the stronger
the oak flavor (as you've already deduced). It seems to me that using the
chips only during the primary fermentation doesn't lend much oak flavor at
all. I've experimented with adding one packet during primary, and the other in
secondary, and I find I like that better.

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