Aging beer in a whisky barrel

HellBentBrewCo · Oct 13, 2011

Has anyone ever done it? I found these five gallon barrels and I want to see how this works. If I do this is there a way to sanitize the barrel and reuse it for future brews?
http://www.woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/barrels/

Lucky_Chicken · Oct 13, 2011

cool find!!!

i imagine you could sanatize with alchohal if you could afford it and it would reimpart the whiskey flavor to the next batch

jeepinjeepin · Oct 13, 2011

Is the barrel still wet? If so, it's likely sanitary as it is. If it didn't come with a small amount of whiskey in it I would buy a fifth of the highest proof neutral grain alcohol available to you and slosh that around, pour it out, and add your beer back in.

wjstorm22 · Oct 13, 2011

Can't you just use Star-San?

HellBentBrewCo · Oct 13, 2011

No idea on if the barrel is still wet. I've read that the small volume will impart the oak and bourbon flavor quicker though so that's good

jeepinjeepin · Oct 13, 2011

wjstorm22 said:
Can't you just use Star-San?

I wouldn't. You are supposed to let Star-San dry which would not be possible on the porous wood. There is a (commercial?) process of burning sulfur sticks in the barrel to sanitize.

chromados · Oct 13, 2011

I have an 8 gallon barrel from http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/TuthilltownSpirits/-strse-Barrels/Categories.bok which I have infected with my sour belgian brown. If you plan on leaving it for a long term such as I am, brew a high gravity beer because you dont want the flavor of the barrel to become overpowering.

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