Oak cubes

[Zog]

Are oak cubes good for more than one use? These were only in the wine for 10 days or so.

 

[St Allie]

I toss mine out.. they're not like a barrel, which can be refurbished for the next lot of wine.

Allie

 

[TheTooth]

I don't think they'd be good for more wine. Got any hard alcohol you want to play with? I know that producers of spirits like Scotch will age their new whiskey in used wine barrels. One of my favorite single malt scotches is aged in port barrels, for instance.

 

[Wade E]

Maybe one more but they are good to wet and throw on the gril and smoke some meat afterwards.

 

[Zog]

Excellent idea.

 

[djrockinsteve]

I dump all mine into the garden after 10 months aging reds.

 

[TheTooth]

Maybe one more but they are good to wet and throw on the gril and smoke some meat afterwards.

Great idea!

 

[Dugger]

I believe the cubes are generally intended for use in the carboy rather than the bucket and can probably be used for 2-3 months, either in one wine or successive ones. I did have a Pinot Noir that came with just cubes and used them in the bucket for that ( it normally is not oaked much) and then put them in a Valpolicella for a couple of months ( carboy). There may or may not be any more benefit beyond this time.

 

[Wade E]

I agree with dugger on that. I only use chips and dust in the bucket and use spirals and cubes in in carboy or staves but havent tried those yet.