Hello,
I recently bought a 5 gallon used rum barrel from Farmhouse Brewing Supply. I am trying to decide on what to fill it with first. I am tossing around a few ideas.
1. Pumpkin Ale-way out of season but sounds like it would be a great pairing for the rum flavors
2. EdWorts Robust Porter-I have made this before and it was fantastic. I am thinking of maybe swapping some of the 2 row for smoked malt (about 30% of the bill)
3. I remember seeing a bananas foster ale on here...that could be good but I don't really want to go to tertiary before getting a beer in it. I would rather fill it sooner than later.
Does anyone have any experience with a rum barrel? I only see a few commercial examples and they seem to be regional (Tampa, New York). Thank you for any input.
I recently bought a 5 gallon used rum barrel from Farmhouse Brewing Supply. I am trying to decide on what to fill it with first. I am tossing around a few ideas.
1. Pumpkin Ale-way out of season but sounds like it would be a great pairing for the rum flavors
2. EdWorts Robust Porter-I have made this before and it was fantastic. I am thinking of maybe swapping some of the 2 row for smoked malt (about 30% of the bill)
3. I remember seeing a bananas foster ale on here...that could be good but I don't really want to go to tertiary before getting a beer in it. I would rather fill it sooner than later.
Does anyone have any experience with a rum barrel? I only see a few commercial examples and they seem to be regional (Tampa, New York). Thank you for any input.