French Oak Chips Medium Toast 100g - Barrel Character for Wine, Mead & Dark Beer

Barrel character without the barrel: French oak chips at medium toast bring vanilla, gentle spice and that round, aged mouthfeel to wine, mead, cider and dark beers. Weeks of chip contact deliver what barrels need years for.

100 grams is the right amount to own: typical dosing is 1–4 g per litre, so one bag oaks two to four batches. Taste weekly and pull the chips when it's right — oak is a seasoning, not a dare.

Key features

• French oak, medium toast: vanilla, spice, roundness
• Doses wine, mead, cider, stouts and barleywines
• 1–4 g/L — one bag treats 2–4 batches
• Weeks, not years: chips work fast
• Repacked fresh in 100 g portions

Usage

• Sanitise by steaming briefly or soaking in neutral spirits — never boil
• Start at 2 g/L in secondary; taste weekly and remove when balanced
• Bag the chips in a nylon straining bag for easy removal

Quick facts

• Wood: French oak
• Toast: medium
• Dose: 1–4 g/L
• Pack: 100 g

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