So my wife just splurged and got me a new 13 gallon French oak barrel from Midwest homebrew supply. Do I really need to do the barrelkleen thing or can I just do the water soaks to get the wood to swell before I filler up?
Thinking about doing a stout then maybe an ipa before bugging it up and putting a Flanders in there.
Any suggestions from anyone who has experience with this size barrel would be much appreciated!!!!
Thinking about doing a stout then maybe an ipa before bugging it up and putting a Flanders in there.
Any suggestions from anyone who has experience with this size barrel would be much appreciated!!!!