Oak Barrel Score!!!!!

lpdjshaw · Jul 4, 2012

Cool, thanks Revvy. Does it need to be full or have just enough to create humidity inside the barrel?

ghack · Jul 4, 2012

Great stuff Revvy! I got a hold of one from the Balcones shipment to New Orleans. A batch is on the wood as we type.

Another question. I understand the oak and bourbon character fades with each batch. How many batches do you get from of a fresh barrel?

opus345 · Jul 4, 2012

pfgonzo said:
Revvy, that was a coin operated washer... Do you always drive to the laundromat to rack your beers?

For a minute there, I thought he was going to tell us about a new secret agitation process he uses during racking. I was about to go looking for an old washing machine on CL to start my agitation DIY build.

wineoakbarrel · Jul 6, 2012

the barrel of the picture is made in Mexico?

Revvy · Jul 6, 2012

wineoakbarrel said:
the barrel of the picture is made in Mexico?

I don't know. The distillery that decommisioned them is in Texas. So I guess it's a possibility.

Adventures in Homebrewing Website said:
From the distiller:

I'm a long-time home brewer and the head distiller at Balcones Distillery here in Texas . Hope this is cool to do this on the forum, but I wanted to make it known that we a greater than normal quantity of recently dumped 20 liter whiskey barrels available for sale. With this summer being as hot as it's been, I'd hate to see them dry out waiting for homes. These are great barrels for homebrewers not only because of their size, but because they come pretty much sterile and were leak free when they were dumped. Because they're used, you don't have to worry about over-oaking your beer like you would with a new barrel.

zachattack · Jul 6, 2012

Homercidal said:
Hold on. Are you saying you might be converting to kegging soon??

I for one am excited. I can't wait for his quick replies to the zillions of people that over/undercarbed their kegs and then post asking how to fix it:

"Two weeks at serving pressure and temperature is the MINIMUM required for carbonation. I had a barley wine that once took a full 3 weeks to carbonate!"

edit: spelling