Great Tip - Oak Chips

This was one of the more interesting beer making tips I learned. Do you realize that during the secondary fermentation you can add wood chips soaked with alcohol/juice/or any type of liquid. Apparently many brewers use this method to add a whiskey/bourbon flavoring to their beer. They type of wood also adds a distinct flavoring.

Here is some more reading on using oak chips:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/question-oak-wood-chips-105682/
http://beersmith.com/blog/2012/02/20/oak-in-your-beer-oak-chips-and-barrel-aging/
http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=27223
http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/brewing-beer/add-oak-to-beer/

This is an Oak Spiral, which can be re-used to flavor your beer.