Guest guest Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Does anyone here oak their Kombucha? While I'll eventually get oak barrels for mine, I currently have glass dispensers for continuous brew and think oaking it would be the next best thing to actually having oak barrels. For those that don't know, oaking is simply putting toasted oak chips into the brew. Home-brewers that use glass carboys do that rather than using oak barrels. Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plant Info and More... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organichomesteading/ http://www.naturalbeefarm.com/ Natural Beekeeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Am not sure. I know kombucha consumes the tannins in tea so it may do likewise from tannins coming from the oak. But since vinegar has been produced in oak barrels for centuries, it's only logical that it would be ideal for kombucha too. I currently have glass dispensers for constant brew, but plan on getting oak barrels here pretty soon. Until then, figure oaking the ferment in the glass would be the next best thing. Be well, Mike > Now, this is an intriguing idea! Oak imparts flavor, but doesn't it also have a mild preservative effect? > > --Olivia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Something I read from a woman who makes a lot of vinegars (I can't right now recall her name or site) is that for her kitchen, using a small oak cask (one designed for vinegar) was messy--you need to keep wooden casks/barrels sufficiently soaked so the wood expands and fills the tiny gaps between the wood slats, otherwise you get leaks. She ended up returning to a stoneware dispenser. My guess is the casks would be fine if you filled them full and *stored* your KT or whatnot in it for some time, but would not make a good continuous brew system unless you were able to keep it completely full all the time, unless you don't care about a little leakage now and then. This is just what I have read and theorized, though I do have experience with using half barrels as garden planters, and yes, they leak like a sieve if they get dried out. > ** > > > > > Am not sure. I know kombucha consumes the tannins in tea so it may > do likewise from tannins coming from the oak. But since vinegar has been > produced in oak barrels for centuries, it's only logical that it would > be ideal for kombucha too. I currently have glass dispensers for > constant brew, but plan on getting oak barrels here pretty soon. Until > then, figure oaking the ferment in the glass would be the next best > thing. > > Be well, > > Mike > > > > > > Now, this is an intriguing idea! Oak imparts flavor, but doesn't it also > have a mild preservative effect? > > > > --Olivia > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 http://www.deaneskombucha.com/default.html This is a local KT producer here in MN ... he might even be part of this group if memory serves ... anyway ... he uses oak barrels. I have tried his a few times and it is tasty. So I would say, yes you can. Link provided not as advertising but as an example of someone who is using oak barrels. Pretty sure you can only buy his KT if you live here in the Twin Cities anyway. Jaxi On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:25 PM, altofiddlerrr wrote: > Now, this is an intriguing idea! Oak imparts flavor, but doesn't it also > have a mild preservative effect? > > --Olivia > > > > > > Does anyone here oak their Kombucha? While I'll eventually get oak > > barrels for mine, I currently have glass dispensers for continuous brew > > and think oaking it would be the next best thing to actually having oak > > barrels. For those that don't know, oaking is simply putting toasted oak > > chips into the brew. Home-brewers that use glass carboys do that rather > > than using oak barrels. > > > > Be well, > > Mike > > > > -- > > Zone 8, Texas > > http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plant Info and More... > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organichomesteading/ > > http://www.naturalbeefarm.com/ Natural Beekeeping > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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