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I have some 5 & 10 gallon Rum barrels available $110-$150) and some 5 gallon brandy barrels that are toasted not charred ($115).
 
I just tried some of the honey liquor and rum. It's pretty good stuff. had some ouzo as well. it was ok, i'm not a big fan of the stuff in general. i bought a bottle of the rum tho.
 
Steelers77 said:
I have some 10 gallon rums available along with 3 5 gallon brandy barrels that are toasted not charred.
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Any more info on those brandy barrels? i.e. what kind of brandy, what level of toast, where the oak is from, etc? Oh, and price. :D
 
Hey guys,

I just purchased a 5 gallon barrel for a home-brew I am about to do and wanted to ask a couple of questions before I put it into use.

When transferring into the barrel, should I use the bung that came with the barrel OR do you need to put a bung and an airlock in there?

I would imagine I would keep my home-brew in there no longer then a week, maybe even just a couple of days depending on the flavors the barrel imparts and then move it into a carboy for secondary.

Another thing I wanted to ask was regarding hydrometer readings. I would imagine the flavors and alcohol content in the barrel is going to skew my readings. Does the 3 day steady reading still apply here when using a barrel?

Thanks guys, I know some of these questions are moderately stupid, but I would rather ask before I mess up a perfectly good batch of beer.
 
DaveSDC said:
Hey guys,

I just purchased a 5 gallon barrel for a home-brew I am about to do and wanted to ask a couple of questions before I put it into use.

When transferring into the barrel, should I use the bung that came with the barrel OR do you need to put a bung and an airlock in there?

I would imagine I would keep my home-brew in there no longer then a week, maybe even just a couple of days depending on the flavors the barrel imparts and then move it into a carboy for secondary.

Another thing I wanted to ask was regarding hydrometer readings. I would imagine the flavors and alcohol content in the barrel is going to skew my readings. Does the 3 day steady reading still apply here when using a barrel?

Thanks guys, I know some of these questions are moderately stupid, but I would rather ask before I mess up a perfectly good batch of beer.
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Don't use the barrel for primary fermentation, use it as a secondary, and still use a rubber bung with airlock.
 
Looks good, If anyone else is interested in a barrel we have a couple left. Dave, a Rum aged milk stout! Wow, I might need to try that, hint hint! ;)
 
I am interested in a barrel and would like a little more information. Could you please send me a private message. Thanks!
 
Steelers77 said:
Looks good, If anyone else is interested in a barrel we have a couple left. Dave, a Rum aged milk stout! Wow, I might need to try that, hint hint! ;)
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Hint dually noted! If you would like I would definitely ship some out to you when all is said and done. March 24th is the tentative drink date. :mug:
 
Hey guys. Just wanted to show you my milk stout racking into the barrel. I finally popped the bung out of the barrel and the smell coming out of the barrel is divine!
 

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