explosivebeer
Well-Known Member
My brother and a friend just bought me a 53-gallon Jack Daniels whiskey barrel as an early birthday present! I am unbelievably excited. Now I just need to figure out how to properly utilize it.
I'm planning on doing a few test batches for imperial stouts and barleywines, see what I like best, and then scale it way up, do primaries in carboys, transfer to secondaries to crash cool and then transfer to the barrel. Does that sound right?
I have no experience with using oak barrels so any help or information would be much appreciated. I've searched this site and browsed a few others but have yet to find a definitive how-to on using oak barrels.
Regardless, I can't wait to put it to use, much less taste the finished product!
I'm planning on doing a few test batches for imperial stouts and barleywines, see what I like best, and then scale it way up, do primaries in carboys, transfer to secondaries to crash cool and then transfer to the barrel. Does that sound right?
I have no experience with using oak barrels so any help or information would be much appreciated. I've searched this site and browsed a few others but have yet to find a definitive how-to on using oak barrels.
Regardless, I can't wait to put it to use, much less taste the finished product!