Barrels- which do you like?

Have used one year Carib rum soaked cubes on a Dubbel-Brett beer that turned out fantastic. I like rum oak with dark Belgians.

I know soaked cubes are not the same, but should give ya an idea.

 

Between those two choices, I prefer Brandy, because I think it adds a nice fruity sweetness to beer. For most beers, i think brandy is a more complimentary flavor than Rum

 

Just got an email from FarhHouse they have several varities in stock. Might be worth checking out.

 

Rum is pretty mellow and sweet, at least the two I have are. Most of the commercial rum barrel aged beers I've had are along the same lines, lots of burnt sugar, not a lot of tannins.

I'll tell you in 2 months how the brandy barrels are

 

Rum Barrel aged Tripel, yum. Please send me a bottle when finished

 

@FATC1TY you talking about red bricks rum BA tripel ?

 

Edit to my above post. Why are you even wasting the money on a barrel? According to @JackHorzempa you can get just as good of results using oak cubes soaked in rum or brandy.

 

Now that's funny.

 

Maybe if one were to go to said distillery, get a jar of their white whiskey or rum , ask them how long they age, find out what kind of oak they use and the conditions in which they age, then replicate that with cubes... then maybe, just maybe.

 

Not yet. Have one in the fridge that a friend of mine got in a trade. Looking forward to it.

 

Thinking of doing a split batch of a BCBS type beer, half on rum soaked cubes, half on bourbon but haven't come up with a satisfactory recipe. Do you mind sharing your recipe?

 

I have a 15 gallon Rum barrel that I have used on multiple beers. I have done a stout, amber, and a porter in the barrel which all turned out fantastic (my favorite was the amber). I decided to enoculate the barrel with bugs and I currently have a wild brown ale fermeting in it. The sweet notes from the barrel/rum are really complimenting the beer. I too would love to expand into the Wine Barrels (even port) so I have blending options.

 

I'd love to get a barrel but I can only pump out 5 gallon batches with my current setup.

 

Hmmm, I am not sure you are stating that. In the other thread I stated:

“So, my personal take way advice is the following:

· You can indeed “get close” by using oak cubes and bourbon. I did exactly that with my batch of Bourbon Barrel Porter.

· If you want the ultimate barrel aged beer buy a 55 gallon barrel which contains the specific spirit (or wine) that is appealing to you.

Cheers!