Spirit Aging Lab.

Batch Builder

Tell the lab how much spirit you’re aging and which flavors you’re after. It converts that into an exact amount of wood — split into a dominant base plus accents — with the toast and char for each.

Spirit volume
gallons
Speed / style
Higher ratio + small cubes = faster/bolder. Lower ratio + staves + air exchange = more barrel-like.
Oak-to-spirit ratio (default 40)
40 sq in/gal
Recommended range 30–60.
Wood form
~5×1×0.375″ staves — mostly face grain, slower & more even.
Target flavor profile(s)

Your build plan

43.5 sq in/gal
Spirit
1 gal
1 gal
Total wood
40 sq in
staves
Woods
1
base + accents
Va Vanilla / Sweet Creamy
Base · 100%
Wood
American White Oak
staves
3
43.5 sq in
Weight
~2.2 oz
~62.7 g
Toast
~25–35 min per face at ~400°F to land solid Medium
Char
Medium - Char #2 to Medium Heavy - Char #3 — ~30 seconds
In contact
Goes in first, full duration

Combined instructions

  1. Start with the base (American White Oak), toasted & charred to spec. Base wood goes in FIRST and stays in longest for structure.
  2. Taste weekly. Pull each wood when it peaks; err on pulling early. Rest 1–4 weeks before bottling.
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