I wanted to oak my wine that I have bulk aging, but I didn't want to have to rack it again, since it's already pretty clear. So I did some searching and found a product called "oak-chain" but couldn't find a place to buy it. I did find a product called "oakboy" and that is pictured here. I'm not sure the size of the oak cubes that George sells here, but I bet they would work well for this.
This only costed a couple of bucks for the hooks and the nylon wire.
I found the Nylon wire and Hooks at Lowes. i got the Oak at another place (Sorry George)
Nylon wire: I took the "Loop Hook" (or whatever it's called) and tied it
to the nylon wire using a regluar square not. Though it didn't seem to tie well, it doesn't come un-tied.
Then I took my piece of oak and sanitized it. I'm sure this would be the same with the cubes that George sells (sorry, I'm just trying to support the person who supports this forum... even though I've never talked with him
):
Next, I screw in a sanitized I-hook. One note, I soaked the wood to sanitize and to soften it. since Oak is a hardwood, I didn't want it to crack when I screwed in the hook. Also note how small those hooks are (this also helps to prevent the wood from splitting):
And walla! This allows me to add oak to my carboy without having to remove a bunch of pesky oak-chips. In retrospect, I think the oak cubes would be good in case you didn't want to add as much oak to a wine... you could build a 'chain' of three or four. And it's not like the hooks cost enough to make a difference.
(turn head sidways
)
Originally, I was going to screw the I-hook on the end into my rubber bung, and use that to hold it up. I found with my rubber bung, I was able to allow the string to come out of my carboy and it would 'pinch' the nylon string in the side (and I didn't have to damage my rubber bung).
Now that I'm done, in a couple of months, I'll go down and pull it out of my carboy, put the bung back in and let it age for a couple more months before bottling.
Cheers!
This only costed a couple of bucks for the hooks and the nylon wire.
I found the Nylon wire and Hooks at Lowes. i got the Oak at another place (Sorry George)
Nylon wire: I took the "Loop Hook" (or whatever it's called) and tied it
to the nylon wire using a regluar square not. Though it didn't seem to tie well, it doesn't come un-tied.
Then I took my piece of oak and sanitized it. I'm sure this would be the same with the cubes that George sells (sorry, I'm just trying to support the person who supports this forum... even though I've never talked with him
Next, I screw in a sanitized I-hook. One note, I soaked the wood to sanitize and to soften it. since Oak is a hardwood, I didn't want it to crack when I screwed in the hook. Also note how small those hooks are (this also helps to prevent the wood from splitting):
And walla! This allows me to add oak to my carboy without having to remove a bunch of pesky oak-chips. In retrospect, I think the oak cubes would be good in case you didn't want to add as much oak to a wine... you could build a 'chain' of three or four. And it's not like the hooks cost enough to make a difference.
(turn head sidways
Originally, I was going to screw the I-hook on the end into my rubber bung, and use that to hold it up. I found with my rubber bung, I was able to allow the string to come out of my carboy and it would 'pinch' the nylon string in the side (and I didn't have to damage my rubber bung).
Now that I'm done, in a couple of months, I'll go down and pull it out of my carboy, put the bung back in and let it age for a couple more months before bottling.
Cheers!
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