Recently used French oak wine barrels.

[withoutink]

Hi Guys,

My wife works at a winery, and they have a few French oak barrels that are coming to the end of their wine life cycle.

I was wondering, would it be a good idea to see if I could get one? If so could it be used in the storage process?

Note, I don't have my equipment yet, nor have I brewed anything as of yet. Just thinking ahead.

The barrels go quick when they are retired, so I would rather get one if I can instead of missing an opportunity.

However, I'm not sure the profiles that are in the wine would go great with beer. I know I've seen bourbon and wiskey barrels in beer conditioning. Not certain I've seen wine though.

Thanks in advance.

 

[EJay]

If its cheap, pick it up. I work for a wine company and pricing for barrels is going up pretty dramatically recently, mostly due to demand for used wine barrels from distilleries.

 

[withoutink]

If its cheap, pick it up. I work for a wine company and pricing for barrels is going up pretty dramatically recently, mostly due to demand for used wine barrels from distilleries.

It would be free.

I just have to get lucky, and hope there are not too many people requesting one before me.

 

[withoutink]

But the real question is, would it be of use in home brewing. Or would it conflict with the beer?

 

[David_Trucks]

Stone makes a few beers aged in wine barrels. I haven't tried it yet though, so I can't tell you how good they are.


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[EJay]

But the real question is, would it be of use in home brewing. Or would it conflict with the beer?

I think the SIZE will interfere with beer. At my winery, the smallest barrels are 59 gallons

 

[withoutink]

I think the SIZE will interfere with beer. At my winery, the smallest barrels are 59 gallons

True, I didn't think of the size being an issue.