barbecue oak chippings for smokers etc

[pi55ed]

Can you use barbecue oak chippings in vodka........ i ask as they sell bags of it on ebay..... if so, could you sterilise it somehow before adding spirit....... soak in boiling water perhaps ?? or oven bake slowly perhaps......

What you think guys....

[ozibrewer]

G\'day Pi**ed.
I\'m new to this game but I\'ve been reading the site a lot. It\'s covered in the Aging and Flavouring Forum: http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/topic.php?id=7
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