hi guys,
i have been using medium char oak that i bought from an online supplier and it has worked just fine, after a day or two it already has good colour.
having used most of my medium char i bought 2 kilos of what they call heavy char, i oaked some macwhiskey at 10 G/L the same as what i have done with the medium char and after 4 days the whiskey has only the slightest tinge of colour, rather than the rich colour i usually get from the medium char.
is it normal for heavy char to colour slower than medium or is there some problem with the oak i have bought
cheers,
ed