Pure Distilling Toasted French Oak Chips 500g

Toasted French oak for infusing an aged smoothness and notes of vanilla.

French Oak chips have large surface area compared to staves or barrels. This means a faster extraction of colour and flavour when compared to staves or barrels. As with most oak products these chips will produce a small amount of sediment and/or tiny chip fragments. To stop these ending up in your final product we recommend filtering through unbleached coffee filters prior to drinking. If oaking beer or wine wine racking the clear liquid sitting on the oak ensures no sawdust and oak particulate makes its way into the final product.

Enjoy a smoother, more subtle flavor with our Pure Distilling Toasted French Oak Chips. Our toasted French oak chips are designed to give you notes of vanilla and barrel sweetness, perfect for adding a mild complexity to your spirits, beer, and wine. French oak is commonly used for wine but is also used with success in dark rums for the mild oak flavour and vanilla notes.

These oak chips can be used multiple times. If using the same oak multiple times ensure to allow adequate time on subsequent soakings for adequate flavour development. Use new chips for each soaking for optimal results.

Maturation protocols:

Spirits - Quick Ageing - Full Flavour, Less Smoothness: Soak 20g of chips per litre of 40-  50% ABV for 10-14 days or until adequate colour and flavour is achieved. Avoid Soaking with this higher dosage for too long as it can lead to an 'overoaked' flavour.
Spirits - Slow Ageing - Full Flavour, More Smoothness : Soak 7g of chips per litre of 40 - 50% ABV for 3-4 weeks or until adequate colour and flavour is achieved. Longer soaking times can be utilised with this dosage without adding too much oak flavour while still adding more smoothness.
Wine and Beer: Soak 3g per litre of wine or beer. Allow the chips to soak for 24 hours then taste periodically until the desired flavour is achieved.