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I think they said it was charred but I'm not 100% sure - I think it's brand new in terms of housing any liquid. Thanks for you insight, I'll let you know what we end up doing and how it turns out.

We just got a 3 gallon oak barrell as a gift and I have no idea how to use this thing. I read a few articles about how it needs to be filled with water until it swells up and can actually hold liquid in. I know it needs to be cleaned with Barokleen or something to that effect. I brewed a...