Making your own oak dowel/Infusion Spiral

[WOP31]

So I was at the hardware store and found some inch and an eighth white oak dowel, and remembered an idea that ronthered had mentioned a couple of weeks ago.

So here is the run down. Take the dowel and put it on the lathe and make my own Infusion Spirals. I am going to turn the dowel down so it has a bunch of rings on it, they won't be spirals but it will look like those in the link essentially. Then I am going to take and char the end that will be inserted in the wort with a propane torch. The other end will be turned down enough to fit through a drilled stopper.

So I will be oaking and allowing some oxygenation at the same time.

Thoughts? Am I nuts or just really into DIY?

Edit: this will be for my 999 Flanders Red.

[Ronthered]

Hurry and turn it and lets see finished product

[WOP31]

I am going to turn it out tonight after Cam goes to bed, Should have pictures up sometime tonight.

[Ronthered]

sweet. Just don't make it look like a ribbed dildo... I know you want to, but try and refrain
none of this

[WOP31]

I couldn't quite get it to look like Ron's fine example of an Infusion Spiral but here is what you go. I turned it out burnt it and then sanded off the extremely charred parts, It smelled really good when i was charring it so hopefully it will do some good. I am going to use it in a batch of wine I have going first then it will go into my 100% Brett beer, both for about a week or two, then it will go into my 999 for about 3 months.

So would you put this in your beer?

[Shenanigans]

Originally Posted by WOP31

reminds me of anal beads

[Ronthered]

Originally Posted by Shenanigans

reminds me of anal beads

That would be one hell of an anal bead. keep that fucker away from my ars

[Ó Flannagáin]

I would use it. After tasting the wine, of course. You're really having fun with that lathe man!

[WOP31]

Alright, I think that there are a few people around here with an unhealthy fixation on shoving things up their arse's.

Thanks FLanny, i will keep posted on how it turns out.

[Shenanigans]

Originally Posted by WOP31

Alright, I think that there are a few people around here with an unhealthy fixation on shoving things up their arse's.

I just call it like I see it.... stop making things that look like they belong in a lesbian porn scene.


Or better yet, make more and start filming lesbian porn. Either way. I'd stick your oak beads in my beer any day.