WineStix - Medium Toast French Oak Carboy 2 Pack

OAK662

WineStix - Medium Toast French Oak Carboy 2 Pack

OAK662

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WineStix are a new form of oak integration for wine, designed to give new barrel flavors with an extraction time similar to cubes. The combination of Short and Long grains result in amazing gradience of flavor similar to barrels, while extracting significantly quicker! These are Medium toast French Oak staves, and depending on the wine, will impart flavors of vanilla and coffee, while clearing out negative vegetal flavors and astringency from the wine. This is a two pack of WineStix, sized specifically for a 5-6 gallon carboy of wine. WineStix will easily fit through the mouth of a glass carboy, and can be attached to a string via the drilled hole for easy removal!

One carboy Winestix will treat 5-6 gallons of wine.

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Making 110 gals of Bordeaux

GEORGE Y on Jan 19, 2023

enjoyed it before

Richard C on Sep 13, 2022

Try something new

David M on Jun 17, 2022

I like lighter oak

Anthony D Silvey on Jan 22, 2022

Oaking homemade red wine vinegar.

Mitch G on Oct 19, 2021

Used before

Scott B on Sep 3, 2021

For my Syrah in Carboy

Scot T on Jan 11, 2021

For pinot noir

Nicola Helm on Oct 3, 2020

It works great.

E.J. Z on Sep 30, 2020

red wine

Richard Rizzo on Sep 22, 2020

To oak Syrah and mead

Mike B on Apr 27, 2020

Experiments

Krista H on Jan 29, 2020

Going to oak one of my meads in secondary.

michael kamens on Oct 26, 2019

try new oak alternative

Blair on Sep 11, 2019

French oak and ease of use with carboy

David H on Jun 19, 2019

prefer french med for all my reds

Robert P on Apr 15, 2019

Best oak for carboys and can be hung with nylon.

Carl R on Oct 30, 2018

used in past

Randy B on Aug 30, 2018

Much better than spirals

James B on May 22, 2018

Making 110 gals of Bordeaux

GEORGE Y on Jan 19, 2023

I like it

Jennifer Z on Nov 11, 2022

enjoyed it before

Richard C on Sep 13, 2022

Used before

Edward Oakes on Sep 5, 2022

Try something new

David M on Jun 17, 2022

Immerse into my neutral oak barrels

Frank P on May 4, 2022

I like lighter oak

Anthony D Silvey on Jan 22, 2022

perfect size for a keg shell

Ric H on Dec 24, 2021

Oaking homemade red wine vinegar.

Mitch G on Oct 19, 2021

Used last year and was pleased with the result and ease of use

Donna H on Sep 22, 2021

Used before

Scott B on Sep 3, 2021

Oaking of a Pinot family wine

WILLIAM H W on Apr 8, 2021

For my Syrah in Carboy

Scot T on Jan 11, 2021

merlot in carboy

victor h on Nov 19, 2020

For pinot noir

Nicola Helm on Oct 3, 2020

Looks to be easier to use than oak cubes.

Chucik E on Oct 2, 2020

It works great.

E.J. Z on Sep 30, 2020

Provides better oaking than cubes in my experience

Blair on Sep 22, 2020

red wine

Richard Rizzo on Sep 22, 2020

like it

matt m on Jun 25, 2020

To oak Syrah and mead

Mike B on Apr 27, 2020

Effective way to add oak to wine in carboys

Stevie S on Feb 18, 2020

Experiments

Krista H on Jan 29, 2020

This toasting level goes well with Pinot Noir.

Greg M on Nov 27, 2019

Going to oak one of my meads in secondary.

michael kamens on Oct 26, 2019

Plan on using when I age my red wine in a glass carboy

Valued C on Oct 23, 2019

try new oak alternative

Blair on Sep 11, 2019

Need it for red wine

Antonio A on Aug 28, 2019

French oak and ease of use with carboy

David H on Jun 19, 2019

French is good for pinot

Michael Paul W on Jun 7, 2019

prefer french med for all my reds

Robert P on Apr 15, 2019

for a washington cab

Eric Kyle E on Nov 17, 2018

Best oak for carboys and can be hung with nylon.

Carl R on Oct 30, 2018

Had used before and enjoyed the results!

Martin S on Sep 29, 2018

used in past

Randy B on Aug 30, 2018

Have used before and work well in carboys.

Jim on Aug 27, 2018

Much better than spirals

James B on May 22, 2018

I like it

Jennifer Z on Nov 11, 2022

Used before

Edward Oakes on Sep 5, 2022

Immerse into my neutral oak barrels

Frank P on May 4, 2022

perfect size for a keg shell

Ric H on Dec 24, 2021

Used last year and was pleased with the result and ease of use

Donna H on Sep 22, 2021

Oaking of a Pinot family wine

WILLIAM H W on Apr 8, 2021

merlot in carboy

victor h on Nov 19, 2020

Looks to be easier to use than oak cubes.

Chucik E on Oct 2, 2020

Provides better oaking than cubes in my experience

Blair on Sep 22, 2020

like it

matt m on Jun 25, 2020

Effective way to add oak to wine in carboys

Stevie S on Feb 18, 2020

This toasting level goes well with Pinot Noir.

Greg M on Nov 27, 2019

Plan on using when I age my red wine in a glass carboy

Valued C on Oct 23, 2019

Need it for red wine

Antonio A on Aug 28, 2019

French is good for pinot

Michael Paul W on Jun 7, 2019

for a washington cab

Eric Kyle E on Nov 17, 2018

Had used before and enjoyed the results!

Martin S on Sep 29, 2018

Have used before and work well in carboys.

Jim on Aug 27, 2018

Hello, can I use the same stick more than once?

Kevin Hart on Jul 28, 2018

BEST ANSWER: It depends on how long you leave the oak additive in the wine the first time they are used. I don't like a lot of oak in my wine so I usually just use one oak spiral or stick for 5 gallons, or 2 ounces of cubes (68 cubes) per 5 gallons of wine. The manufacturers of various oak products - cubes, beans, staves, chips, spirals, powder often mention how long it takes for them to give up everything they have. If you leave the oak in for less than the life of the oak product, yes, you can reuse them; however, the second time you use them it will take longer for the wine to extract whatever oak flavor remains. I often put a handful of oak in my fermentation vat (creates a chemical reaction) which gives me more complexity, better color etc. I do reuse those, since they have not been in the wine for a very long time.

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Richard T on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

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Richard T on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

I’ve had the same question. After a few years you can acquire a pretty sizable stash of sticks, so I gave reusing the sticks a try. I ended up with more wine than new sticks.
The sticks get pretty full of gunk so I cleaned them up with a wire wheel then re-charred them using a gas torch. I used them at rate of two where I would have normally only used only one (cowboy logic).
When all was said and done, I still buy new sticks every year. I prefere to know what I’m getting versus guessing that my efforts were going to work.plus it is a fair amount of work to get the sticks reworked.
Hope this helps.

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Nancy P on Jul 28, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

I never have, but you could. There will be diminishing returns (less flavour and aroma every time you use it). Also, you would have to use it on a similar type wine. You couldn’t go from a Syrah to a Chardonnay. And thirdly, it would be best to go straight from one wine to the next as contamination, bacteria, and storage would be a concern.

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Robin H on Jul 28, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

I do not reuse them. First, there is concern for bacterial contamination. Second, they have given already given up much of the available oak flavor in the first use. I rinse and dry the used oak stix, and give them to a friend for use in his barbeque smoker.

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Michelle T on Jul 28, 2018
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

I clean and store wine stick for reuse and am on the third season. Similar to the reuse of oak barrels is my thinking. Oak cleaning instructions per Jeff Cox in "vine to wine".

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ricardo velasquez on Jul 28, 2018
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

You can use them a couple of times. You need to keep them sterile. In between uses I keep mine in the freezer.

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Richard H on Oct 5, 2018
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

No. These Stix will last about three.months in a carboy. After that there is very little aditional flavor added.

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John M on Jul 28, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

I use them once to flavor wine then after drying use them to add flavor in my BBQ grilling.

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Gene A on Jul 29, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

Vote for the best answer above!

Wondering how long one stick in a 3 or 5 gallon mead during secondary should be left in to get all the wanted oak characteristics without over oaking?

michael kamens on Oct 30, 2019

BEST ANSWER: Hi Michael,
I've used these but as any oak influence you must taste the wine often. Make notes as you do it. Try 4 weekly intervals and mix the wine occasionally to get all the wine to make contact,
This is exactly how the professionals do it, it's not a secret.
Cheers

Phillip

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Phillip Newton on Nov 4, 2019
Purchased on May 9, 2018

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Phillip Newton on Nov 4, 2019
Purchased on May 9, 2018

I make dry red wines and age in 6 gal carboys. Typically I keep the oak in for 7 to 10 months. I don't think it over oaks, but I have no way of knowing the minimum time.

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Kenneth F on Oct 30, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

It all depends how much oak flavor you’re looking for. 3-6 weeks should be enough. Tasting weekly until you get the right effect.

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James B on Oct 30, 2019
Purchased on May 21, 2018

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Excellent oak products

Very easy to use and easy to work around when racking. Doesn't leave behind sediment to clog anything up.

Depending on varietal, I add these along with starting malolactic fermentation, then when malo is done I soak them with an SO2 solution while I transfer wine from malo to "aging" carboy, then rinse with purified water and place back in the new carboy for another several months (total about 3 to 4 months).

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Nice width on stick to fit in mouth of different carboys. Seems like they will impart nice flavor

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