Fermentation & Maturation of Beer in Wood

Professor Frank Vriesekoop

Tyloses

White oak

• Suitable for barrels

• Whitish tyloses clogging the large pores forming the pith or inner edge of each annual growth ring

Red oak

• Not suitable for barrels

• Characterised by relatively clean pores

• No tyloseswww.woodenboat.com © Dr. Frank Vriesekoop

Fermentation & Maturation of Beer in Wood

Professor Frank Vriesekoop