Hey guys - hope I'm in the right place to ask this... has anyone ever only partially-filled a 53 gallon oak barrel before? I want to do a brew for a friend's wedding at the end of summer, and I'd do a double batch (roughly 11 gallons or so) but I certainly won't fill the barrel. I was thinking I could fill with that 11 gallons for a secondary and then purge the air with CO2 and put my stopper and airlock in? I don't mind losing a decent amount to the barrel as it's a special brew for a relatively small group of people. Thoughts? Thanks!
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