I have a 5 gallon rum barrel that I keep wet with a bottle of rum and about 2 gallons of water that I flip from time to time. I was thinking of dumping out the water and replacing it with 5 gallons of a 2 year old red flanders that's been sitting quiet in a fermenter. What do you think?
i like to leave the primary for 4 weeks. then rack to kegs, force carb. and lager for 4 more weeks. when i make lagers i make a ten gallon batch and keg it into one 5 gallon keg and two 2.5gallon kegs. this is really nice b/c once i crack into that last 2.5gallon keg its been lagering for 2 plus...
lagers are awesome and worth the wait. i particularly love Helles. It reminds me of the times i've spent in Munich enjoying a liter in the park watching foosball games! ja! A helles is very hard to find. So i brew my own. for $400 bucks you can have a fridge, and all the riggings for 10 gallon...