5 gal Rumble barrel. Fill suggestions needed!

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  1. neorunner

    neorunner Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2006 Virginia

    Bought a 5gal barrel from Adventures in Homebrewing. Barrel was previously filled with Balcones Rumble (http://balconesdistilling.com/rumble).

    Leaning towards brewing an Old Ale to fill it with, was curious if anyone else had suggestions or had tasted Rumble?

    Cheers!
     
    #1 neorunner, Jul 31, 2012
  2. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

    I'm getting one of these barrels as well (and one that had been filled with their whiskey). I'm thinking of going with a quad: pale, CaraMunich, dark candi syrup, touch of carafa. Old Ale sounds like a good choice as well, anything that figs, honey, and demarara would play well with.
     
    #2 OldSock, Jul 31, 2012
  3. Danielbt

    Danielbt Initiate (0) May 4, 2012 Texas

    Rumble is awesome. Rum-like spirit with honey and figs.

    An Old Ale would be a good fit. I wouldn't go with anything too dark, as the flavor is a little delicate to compete with a lot of dark malt.
     
    #3 Danielbt, Jul 31, 2012
  4. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

    Old Ale should go well with the profiles I am reading of the spirit that came out of these barrels. Other thoughts might be something Belgian, like a dubbel. Or, a big porter might play nice with the fig characteristics (edit, maybe not after reading Danielbt's post).
     
    #4 mnstorm99, Jul 31, 2012
  5. neorunner

    neorunner Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2006 Virginia

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  6. OldSock

    OldSock Maven (1,418) Apr 3, 2005 District of Columbia

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  7. neorunner

    neorunner Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2006 Virginia

    I did both for my RIS and it turned out great, especially in a 28+ยบ beer. I used just D-180 on my last Old Ale and it carried through nice plum and fig flavors but it ended up with a thinner than desired mouthfeel.
     
    #7 neorunner, Aug 1, 2012
  8. mnstorm99

    mnstorm99 Initiate (0) May 11, 2007 Minnesota

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  9. yinzer

    yinzer Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Just curious about the condition of the keg. Basically how long before it dries out?
     
    #9 yinzer, Aug 1, 2012
  10. neorunner

    neorunner Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2006 Virginia

    The keg came fairly dry, was emptied on 6/21. Filled with water and potassium metabisulfite to keep the barrel wet. Also have a bottle of rumble on the way, planning to pour that into the barrel and slosh it around a day or so then drain before adding the beer.
     
    #10 neorunner, Aug 1, 2012
  11. yinzer

    yinzer Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Thanks. Thinking about it, I assume that they have to dump what ever spirit is in the barrel. And if they dump it and one fills it with water, how much of the original spirit flavor is left?

    Looks like the whiskey are the only ones left. I might get one.

    thx
     
    #11 yinzer, Aug 1, 2012
  12. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    A lot. With my cab barrels, even after 1-3 months filled with water the beer I've put in the barrels have been very cabernet forward and oaky (15.5 gallon barrels).
     
    #12 barfdiggs, Aug 2, 2012
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