Barrel Questions

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Jake_Ramrod, May 17, 2017.

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  1. OldSock

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

    Little flakes of charred oak floating around are pretty common in bourbon barrels.
     
    #21 OldSock, May 18, 2017
  2. honkey

    honkey Maven (1,350) Aug 28, 2010 Arizona
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    Yeah, that's what I would do. I would guess that the brewery was selling it so cheap because they don't want to bring bacteria into the brewery and they knew that the barrel wouldn't be usable for much else. I would turn it into a fun project and build a coolship, then use the barrel for fermentation. You'll probably be able to get some really quick sours through there after a few fills.
     
    #22 honkey, May 18, 2017
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