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  • Oak Barrel Stave Replicas
    The StaVin Oak Barrel Replica is a high quality, cost effective solution for providing barrel aged character to homemade wines.  The Replica is a convenient way to impart three year seasoned, premium fire-toasted oak flavor without the mess of bulk chips.  Each 18" piece of oak has a hole in the end for suspending in a carboy.  Recommended usage is two Replicas per six gallons with a minimum contact time of four months.  Sold in packages of six in house toast only.
    6 pk. AMERICAN OAK STAVE REPLICA $28.55
    6 pk. HUNGARIAN OAK STAVE REPLICA $28.55
    6 pk. FRENCH OAK STAVE REPLICA $34.05
    American Oak Barrels
    5 GALLON WHITE OAK BARREL $187.95
    Oak barrels for aging Wine, Whiskey, Tequila, Scotch, Bourbon, Brandy, Cognac or any spirit that benefits from aging.  Our barrels are made from premium quality American white oak. The staves are air dried for two years and all barrels have a medium char.  This 5 gallon American white oak barrel includes the stand, bung, and barrel sterlilization tablet.

    1 LB. BAROLKLEEN $2.15 (one pound will make 5 gallons)
    4 LB. BAROLKLEEN $6.80
    For the treatment of new barrels to remove excess tannin.  Drain all of the water out of the barrel.  Fill the barrel half way with very hot water.  Add ½ cup of Barolkleen per gallon of capacity. (i.e. 5 cups per 10 gallon barrel).  Rock the barrel to mix in the Barolkleen.  Fill the barrel to the top with hot water and insert the bong.  Allow the barrel to rest for 48 hours turning ½ turn every 12 hours.  Drain the barrel and flush it out with cold water three times.  Repeat the entire procss one more time.
    Oak Cubes
    StaVin® is the industry leader in fire-toasted oak products.  They import high quality French & Hungarian oaks and select premium American white oak from Missouri & Minnesota.  All their oak is seasoned naturally for three years and fire-toasted by hand using proprietary methods.  Recommended usage is 2 - 3 oz per 6 gallons for a minimum of two months.
    DEGREE OF TOASTING
    HOUSE
    MEDIUM
    HEAVY
    FRENCH OAK
    3 oz. $8.05
     
    1 LB. $38.05
     
    10 LB. $299.95
    The French oak is characterized by a fruity, cinnamon/allspice character.  As the toast levels increased the fruity descriptor changed from fresh to jammy to cooked fruit/raisin in character.  The French oak was also characterized by custard/ creme brulee, milk chocolate and campfire/roasted coffee notes, especially the latter descriptor at higher toast levels.
    DEGREE OF TOASTING
    HOUSE
    MEDIUM
    HEAVY
    AMERICAN OAK
    3 oz. $4.25
     
    1 LB. $19.85
     
    10 LB. $170.75
    The American oak has aromatic sweetness and a campfire/roasted coffee attribute present in all three toast levels, with Medium and Heavy having the highest intensity.  American oak had cooked fruit more than fresh or jammy and imparted mouth feel/fullness, especially in Medium Toast.
    DEGREE OF TOASTING
    HOUSE
    MEDIUM
    HEAVY
    HUNGARIAN OAK
    3 oz. $5.85
     
    1 LB. $27.15
     
    10 LB. $237.45
    The Hungarian oak at Medium toast displays a high perceived vanilla content, with roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate and black pepper characters.  Heavy imparted mouth feel fullness, with only a slight amount of campfire/roasted coffee.  Heavy also had pronounced Vanilla.  At all toast levels, there were unique attributes such as leather and black pepper, not observed in other oak origins.
    Bulk Oak Chips
    Use 2-4 oz per 6 gallons.  Sterlizing by placing on a cookie sheet and place in a preheated 300 degree oven for 30 minutes.
    AMERICAN LIGHT
     1 LB. $2.95
    10 LB. $25.45
    40 LB. $83.25
    FRENCH MEDIUM
    1 LB. $8.55
    10 LB. $70.45
    40 LB. $249.85
    Straight Wooden Spigots
    5½ inch (#0) fits 1 and 2 gallon barrels $7.45
    7½ inch (#3) fits 5 and 19 gallon barrels $9.25
    8½ inch (#4) fits 15 and 30 gallon barrels $8.95
    9½ inch (#5) fits 30+ gallon barrels $11.15

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