Cask condition

[chesterchan]

So just for the sake of discussion;

How do you sanitize a beer cask? I'm thinking steam but doesn't that make the cask wood soggy or degrade the wood flavoring?
Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I wasn't sure where to put it.

 

[BigKahuna]

Maybe a good swish with Vodka?

 

[Brandon O]

Starsan, olllllo is not afraid of the foam.

 

[Jonnio]

I could be wrong, but I thought "cask conditioning" had changed a little so that it refers to allowing air into the keg, but that it still used stainless kegs.

 

[BarleyWater]

"Cask Conditioning" refers to letting the beer naturally carbonate, not force carbonating it. The OP is barrel aging, not cask conditioning, unless he plans on serving from the wooden barrel.

 

[Ice9]

Are you talking about a brand new barrel or one that has been previously used?

edit: Check the bottom of this page - http://www.kentuckybarrels.com/displaybarrels.html

 

[chesterchan]

Well I would like to make an attempt at cask conditioning but I'm really not sure how