Of course I did. Texture was shot to hell, still a bit more mango flavor but lots of the saison.
Filled barrel #2 (on the left) with a sour stout last night. Now i just wait. View attachment 299043
Maybe its been asked before, but how do you sanitize those barrels before filling? I might be able to get my hands on a couple that are used for some kind of home-made whiskey, for about $50 each. The outside looks to be in great shape, it is a restaurant that is changing its ownership and they want to simply offload them next month. Thought the first couple batches might make for some interesting flavors but the sanitation aspect is making me doubt things.
Pretty simple if you do it right. If it was just recently emptied of the spirit and has been sealed since, you shouldnt have any issues and could fill it up no problem. For the barrels I had, I went ahead and added a few bottle of rye whiskey to sanitize and also to keep the barrels hydrated until I would fill them. I emptied all the whiskey out before filling them. After the first fill, as long as I empty them and fill them back up the same day, there shouldn't be any worry of infection.
Thanks! What size are your barrels? How much headspace is acceptable in them? I need to get a better idea on the capacity of these things. If they are too huge, I might have to pass on it.
This opens up a whole new world of potential brews! I might needs to upscale my equipment, though.
Of course I did. Texture was shot to hell, still a bit more mango flavor but lots of the saison.
You bought pre-sliced and frozen mango, right? It was Dole IIRC? I probably need to try that combo soon. Was this your brett saison or a clean one?
Of course I did. Texture was shot to hell, still a bit more mango flavor but lots of the saison.
Picked 17.75 oz of centennial hops off my first year plant.
Yesterday, helped a buddy build a barrel rack and fill our shared barrel with stout. We weren't quite sure how big it was and came up a little short, so we also brewed up another 5 gal, to be added in a few days when primary calms down.
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Holy crap. That looks like at least a 20 gallon barrel. It also looks plenty old. What was in the thing before? Can I also ask you how you prepared the barrel before filling?
I have one that was a rum barrel sitting around that I haven't yet figured out what to do with...
Bought a Homebrew stand off craigslist yesterday. Just need to get burners or elements... Not sure which way to go yet
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