Anyone know what these things run? I heard Founders sells their spent barrels on site only, and I think it would be completely badass to have a KBS barrel as a makeshift table or something like that.
I know I can get used burbon barrels that will hold liquid for $100 and up in Lexington. No idea on KBS barrels.
Goose island sells their barrels occasionally. I think at the last sale they were $45ish, but I can't remember exactly.
Cascade sells their spent barrels for about $20-$25. They put the disclaimer to not brew out of them and use them as a planter or some other decoration.
They use their barrels for a few batches of wild ales. The barrels are pretty spent by the time they sell them and with wild yeast in there, it is just not recommended I guess?
Yeah, you never want to cross contaminate any beer equipment that has been exposed to wild yeasts with any equipment that is used for non-wild beers. You'll end with 'bugs' from Pluto.
Once, I think going back 4-5 years ago, Arcadia sold some spent bourbon barrels for $35, but I have not seen them do it again.
The problem with bourbon barrels is that they have to stay damp so that the wood doesnt dry out. If you keep the barrels indoors with no liquid in the barrel they dry out and the wood shrinks then the metal rings fall off and you have a pile of wood slates and two metal hoops.
