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What oak really does
4 min 7 secN12After Level 2 Lesson 2
Background material
Background chapters
Each chapter is a separate, substantial reading page with several topic sections, practical examples, precise sensory language, and an exercise.
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Start here: wood material and vessel do different jobs
Build the basic mechanism before drawing conclusions.
2 sectionsRead chapter →Worked example: chips and a barrel are not the same system
Apply the mechanism to a concrete comparison.
2 sectionsRead chapter →Check your understanding: Can vanilla identify a barrel programme?
Explain your answer, then check the reasoning.
1 sectionsRead chapter →The line worth keepingOak is a system of material, vessel, time, oxygen, and wine—not a single flavour switch.