Oak Chips - French Heavy Toast

Add complex, layered barrel character to your homebrew with French Heavy Toast Oak Chips from Craft a Brew. Made from seasoned French oak staves, convection-toasted to a heavy level, these chips deliver a sophisticated, multi-dimensional flavor profile that sets French oak apart from its American counterpart.

Heavy Toast French Oak imparts bold notes of clove, spice, smoke, and butterscotch, alongside smaller amounts of vanilla and coconut. French oak is known for its tighter grain and more subtle, elegant character compared to American oak — the heavy toast level brings out its spiced complexity while keeping some of the variety's characteristic refinement. It's a natural fit for big red wines, Belgian-style ales, saisons, dark meads, and any brew where you want earthy, complex barrel depth.

It's important to understand that each toasting level creates a different flavor profile — not just a greater intensity of the same flavor. Heavy toast French oak isn't simply "more oak"; it's a fundamentally different character than medium or light toast, and French oak is a fundamentally different character than American. Choose based on the flavor you're building toward.

Because of their high surface area, oak chips extract quickly. Taste your beer or wine frequently after the first week of contact and rack off the chips as soon as you reach your desired flavor.

Flavor Notes: Clove, Spice, Smoke, Butterscotch, Vanilla, Coconut
Oak Origin: French
Toast Level: Heavy
Net Weight: 1.25 oz
Suggested Dosage: 1–2 oz per 5 gallons