Composition: American oak, light-medium-toasted.
Aroma: vanilla, coconut, Bourbon, honey, tropical fruit, hazelnut, toasted almond, butter.
Taste: increases smoothness, volume and freshness without imparting excessive tannins.
Flakes American oak medium toasted, yield the intense aromas of aging in cask of American oak. The oak chips are indicated in Inglese and Scotch Ales, in Stout, Porters, Brown IPA and some bitters; They are also used in some dark Belgian ale in style.
Are added to the beer or wine in maturation, it is recommended that a steam sterilization for about 15 minutes before use to avoid contamination, it is preferable to use a filter for hops to easily remove the product from the must. Alternatively, an infusion prepared by boiling in the oak flakes in a little water for 10-15 minutes and then add the filtered decoction in the mash depending on the intensity desired.
Dosage: 5 to 30 grams. for 10 liters of must.