Aging in Corny Keg? With CO2??

[Bull Rider]

I'm going to use a corny keg to age my latest run of UJSM. I have about five gallons at 60%. I was wondering if it would speed up the aging process if I used CO2 to pressurize the spirits with the oak chunks. I'm planning on moving the corny keg from inside to outside to speed up the process.

One other tip: I was smoking three slabs of baby back ribs the other day, and I was using white oak smoke wood from an old pallet. I pulled out a couple of dozen nice charred pieces from the smoke pan to use for aging spirits. These have been working well for aging my USJM. Most of the pallets that I find that are oak, are white oak. I use a worm drive saw to cut the pallet into a couple of hundred chunks for smoke wood.

Thanks!

[rubber duck]

Hmm, I have never heard of putting spirits under presser to age them. I don't know what would happen. This idea is so far outside the box I might have to try it. I just scored 13 cornys for cheep so I have the space.

[Dnderhead]

I thank you'd be better off with air as o2 is part of the ageing process. and yes it can help
you don't need much pressure maybe 5-10lbs ,wait a day or so release pressure wait awhile
and repeat. vacuum also will draw out flavor from wood but not age.

[tater-shine]

Thats interesting! I to have never heard of pressure aging. I have several 1/6th barrel kegs that would also work for that. Just pump them up with the tap! Tater

[Dnderhead]

some of the vodkas are "aged" in tall towers with o2 pumped threw it. It does "help" but not a replacement for time

[rubber duck]

some of the vodkas are "aged" in tall towers with o2 pumped threw it. It does "help" but not a replacement for time

Ya but its not pressurized right?

[Dnderhead]

no, Iv tryed a bunch of ways, some help some don't . but never found anything that replaced real aging.
and most is not worth the time spent. pumping air threw it and pressure both helped. I thank pumping
air threw it with a air stone helped the most. maybe pressure to git the flavors then pumping air threw it
after?

[rubber duck]

That's what I do with white dog. Air stone and a corny. Your right it helps but it's not a substitute. I just figure while it's sitting I might as well.

[inGOODspirits]

just a note... there once was a post here a year or more ago about using pallets for aging (or smoking for that sake) any international pallets require a preservative to prevent insects.

[Bull Rider]

So, I'll put it on CO2 for a few days, and have a head on my Whiskey! Put the whiskey keg in the keezer along with my beer, my brothers will NEVER leave now! (I know that UJSM isn't real whiskey).

I'm going to try this once I get the cuts sorted out, I'll report back. Thanks.

[tater-shine]

Air stone like an aquarium one? So it pumps air through it? For how lond?

[tater-shine]

How long do you leave the airstone in there?

[cob]

Hmm, I have never heard of putting spirits under presser to age them. I don't know what would happen. This idea is so far outside the box I might have to try it. I just scored 13 cornys for cheep so I have the space.

13 rubberduck that ground shakin must a realy pissed you off .

are there any gasket alternatives for corneys, or is the abv you are working at low enough to not be concerned? cob

[Dnderhead]

I thank I left it in for a day? I used a ss one like they use for aerating a wash/carbonating beer. you will just have to try it and fiend out.
for me it is much easier to use a barrel no fuss no muss.

(use cork)

[rubber duck]

I take the gaskets out when I use a air stone. It's like one for fish tanks but there is no plastic. You don't have to use a air stone just hooking up a pump to the down spout will work.

As for putting it under pressure, I would think a gallon or two of head space should be sufficient to keep the seals dry on a corny.

[rubber duck]

rubberduck that ground shakin must a realy pissed you off .

Ya the ground shakin really pissed me off. I just got finished picking out more glass from the carpet. That quake incident pretty much wiped out my stash of well aged stuff.

[Bull Rider]

Well, I put three gallons of second generation UJSM into a five gallon corny keg today. I cut it to 65%. I added a "hop sack" that contained about five or six large chunks of charred white oak. I didn't want the oak chunks to clog the corny tap in case I decide to serve this spirit under low pressure.

I hit the keg with 30 pounds of CO2 to seal the top, I'll let it bleed down to ten or so. I plan on venting and pressurizing the keg every couple of days or so.

I was much more conservative in my cuts with this batch, I think it's my best effort so far at blending. I spent more time and went for quality instead of quantity. I ended up with almost a gallon of feints from one spirit run.

I'm planning on moving this corny keg from inside to outside, the night time temps. are below freezing.


I'll report back in a couple of weeks.

[Bob421]

Pallets have untold things spilled on them during shipping. All sort of poisons, chemicals and bad things. You name the poison and it probably gets shipped on or at least next to a wood pallet, or sat down in a truck that previously had poison on it. To me there is a high chance of pallet wood being contaminated with something you don't want in your body.

[Dnderhead]

don't know if co2 will work, I whould thank you'd be better off with just air, at least that has o2, but it is yours and you can do as you want
even so let us know the outcome.