WINESTIX CARBOY Wine Stix Carboy sticks are an alternativeto wood chips & chunks, they are sized so that one stick is the dosage for 5-6 gallons of wine. Due to careful ageing & seasoning of the wood, either French or American, & precise toasting delivers very specific flavours & aromas according to the 4 toast levels we use. Please allow 2-3 months minimum extraction time to balance the extractions of short & long grain. Removal of the wood early only allows certain extractions of flavours & primarily from the short grain in the Wine Stix milling. The end result is in likeness to a second use Barrel.