I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas (I'm a lucky boy ). As a winemaker, I understand oak barrel pretty well, but charred?!
This is a curve ball as I've gearing up to distill ciders and other fruit ferments. I guess I'm supposed to make whiskey now, but do you guys know if charred barrels are used for anything else??
Charred Oak Barrel
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Re: Charred Oak Barrel
If the barrel has been charred, it's worthless, ruined beyond repair. BUT, I'm willing to take it off your hands. Ha
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That's what I use for brandy, rum, whisky.Wino2Distill wrote:I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas (I'm a lucky boy ). As a winemaker, I understand oak barrel pretty well, but charred?!
This is a curve ball as I've gearing up to distill ciders and other fruit ferments. I guess I'm supposed to make whiskey now, but do you guys know if charred barrels are used for anything else??
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http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52975
Time and Oak will sort it out.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52975
Time and Oak will sort it out.
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Char'd is perfect! Nice gift!
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Cor - - All I got was a whiskey glass withn a rechargeable ice cube !Wino2Distill wrote:I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas (I'm a lucky boy )....................
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I think I'll go with rum if I can find panela around here. Thanks!That's what I use for brandy, rum, whisky.
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Rum is normally in a used barrel.. so might want to make a batch of whiskey first and then do rum.
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aargh, I'm not keen on learning how to make whiskey just yet, but I'll think about it...bitter wrote:Rum is normally in a used barrel.. so might want to make a batch of whiskey first and then do rum.
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Re: Charred Oak Barrel
I got one of those sets too! Its perfect for a couple of fingers of my C.O.B.Pikey wrote:All I got was a whiskey glass withn a rechargeable ice cube !Wino2Distill wrote:I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas.
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