Question about oak tanks

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  1. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah the stuff on wood would be prepped differently.

    Once upon a time the Germans, used pitch on almost everything and the Britis did not use it at all. This might have been why dry hopping barrels before delivery to the pubs got started since that was done in Britain and not Germany. The hops controled the Brett and covered any flavor changes from that stuff.
     
    #21 drtth, Apr 30, 2015
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  2. VitisVinifera

    VitisVinifera Pundit (879) Feb 25, 2013 California

    oak tanks generally aren't replaced, they are obviously too big and expensive to do so. They are more or less permanent. The 60 gallon barrels are for periodic replacement.
     
    #22 VitisVinifera, Apr 30, 2015
  3. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Wood has pores that can hide bugs and critters fairly deep. The pitch was a microbiological barrier.
     
    #23 hopfenunmaltz, Apr 30, 2015
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  4. BeerBob

    BeerBob Initiate (0) May 30, 2002 Nebraska

    This should prove to be of some interest...
    One of the methods used to pitch barrels.

    You may have to go through the age verification first.
     
    #24 BeerBob, Apr 30, 2015
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