can i ferment homemade wine in oak barrels?!
is it ok to ferment my wine in oak barrels or are they just used for maturing the wine??
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Absolutely, also you can add chips of wood (oak for example) to it during fermentation to donate flavor and texture...
You can choose to age it there too if it red... I add a link you might like
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_(wine…
You should be able to ferment the wine in the barrel itself as long as it allows the gasses to escape and not build up into the barrel.
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