Thanks Jason. Primary fermentation was done in 6 vessels (4 glass carboys and 2 plastic primary buckets). The barrel is our long term secondary vessel.
Just topped it off with 5 gallons of the same recipe that we used WL Belgian Sour Mix as the primary yeast. Hadn't tried that before and...
In case the thread/topic proves relevant to someone's search in the future, we elected to give the headspace a little time in the barrel under the assumption that the CO2 will occupy the space, then dissipate through the oak and airlock.
We've since brewed a 10 gallon batch of the same beer...
Greetings. I've been digging around on this topic and haven't quite found what I'm looking for. I might not be asking the right question though :).
We have a 30 gallon used wine barrel that we filled by doing three 10 gallon batches in one day (that was a good experience in itself).
When...