binarybuddha
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I just acquired a 55gal, fresh, wine barrel that contained CabSav. A bit dribbled out when I unloaded it.
I have done a bourbon barrel porter from northern brewer, using the supplied oak cubes, and it really turned out great. I've upgraded to a 20gal AG brewing capacity, so I'm thinking this should work out well to do a similar triple batch recipe. There is minor leaking from the barrel, so I'm swelling it with charcol filtered water currently, and expect it to be back to fully sealed soon.
A few questions:
I have done a bourbon barrel porter from northern brewer, using the supplied oak cubes, and it really turned out great. I've upgraded to a 20gal AG brewing capacity, so I'm thinking this should work out well to do a similar triple batch recipe. There is minor leaking from the barrel, so I'm swelling it with charcol filtered water currently, and expect it to be back to fully sealed soon.
A few questions:
- How critical is temperature in long duration aging? Is lower temp superior in this circumstance?
- I have a blichmann beergun, can I fashion a custom bung and carb/bottle straight from the barrel? Would bottle conditioning be better in this instance?
- If lower temp is better, any reason why I couldn't submerge a low-wattage element and temp controller and let it age outside over the winter?
