Strecker25
Well-Known Member
Hey all, I'm getting married in august and as part of the reception we want to have a bottle of booze on each table for guests to sign. This will mean 20 bottles, and the plan would be to drink one a year for 20 years.
While we both like wine, we're really beer people (engagement photos inside a local brewery, hops for boutonniere's on the guys, homebrew for favors,...) so when she came up with the idea I immediately thought about an English Barleywine instead of regular wine.
How long can a barleywine really age? I'm assuming oxygenating is the real problem when we're talking about a decade or more of aging. The idea would be to keg carb, and bottle with a bottling gun to 1.5l wine bottles and cork them.
It may be easier to just buy 20 bottles of wine, but i look forward to hearing what everyone's thoughts are on this.
While we both like wine, we're really beer people (engagement photos inside a local brewery, hops for boutonniere's on the guys, homebrew for favors,...) so when she came up with the idea I immediately thought about an English Barleywine instead of regular wine.
How long can a barleywine really age? I'm assuming oxygenating is the real problem when we're talking about a decade or more of aging. The idea would be to keg carb, and bottle with a bottling gun to 1.5l wine bottles and cork them.
It may be easier to just buy 20 bottles of wine, but i look forward to hearing what everyone's thoughts are on this.