does anyone use real barrels to age

alwaysannoyed · Post by **alwaysannoyed** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:47 pm

I can get real American white oak barrels charred in allot of smaller sizes, what they use for bourbon, But the size is my question, surface area to volume is radically different from what they use in bourbon production. I don't want any advice on chips, cubes, or spirals. Because I am going to purchase a five gallon barrel for myself as a Christmas present. I would love to hear about anyones experience with smaller barrels. I am looking to age and flavor a double pot still run of a whiskey heavy on the rye side. Yeah I know I am going to age rye in a bourbon cask, but I really like rye.

punkin · Post by **punkin** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:34 pm

Yes, lots of us do. have a look through the titiles of the posts here and read the ones that hold interest to you. There's lots of tips for those little 5 gal barrels from brands to purchase, toast levels to use, time to age, how to correct overaging, and any other thing you'd like to know about it right here already.

YouAin'tRobinsonCrusoePunkin

alwaysannoyed · Post by **alwaysannoyed** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:21 pm

Thanks, but this site can be a little daunting to navigate sometimes, I never post without first doing a search. But I am finding out that key words, can be a little tricky here, maybe because of the shear number of posts. It's a fantastic site, but have a little patience with us newbes. I don't think any of us expect anyone to waste their time writing out what has already been written. But a link or two would be much appreciated.

Post by **rad14701** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:02 pm

alwaysannoyed, I've mentioned this before but it's worth mentioning again... It is sometimes easier to get good search results by using your favorite search engine using "your search keywords site:homedistiller.org OR site:homedistiller.org/forum"... The first site: method will search the entire site while the second site: method searches only the forums... Much of what you may wantto know as a novice can be found on the parent site, homedistiller.org...

punkin · Post by **punkin** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:41 pm

alwaysannoyed wrote:Thanks, but this site can be a little daunting to navigate sometimes, I never post without first doing a search. But I am finding out that key words, can be a little tricky here, maybe because of the shear number of posts. It's a fantastic site, but have a little patience with us newbes. I don't think any of us expect anyone to waste their time writing out what has already been written. But a link or two would be much appreciated.

Dude, i never suggested you search for anything. This whole 'Flavouring and Aging' section has only thirteen pages of posts. There's forty odd threads to the page if you take out the stickies, and there's probably only three or four to the page that are titled 'Aging in Small Barrels' or My 5 gallon Gibbs barrell' or "Where can i source Good Small Barrels in The States" or 'Have i Overoakaked my Small Barrell' ect
What i suggested doing, was spending a few hours scanning the titles of the posts in this section and reading the ones you find have an interest. Read my original post again.

Why you expect me to do this for you and supply you with links is fukin beyond me. I can only assume you just don't have the same passion and awe i had when i first discovered this website and then the forums, and eagerly devoured every single post on here before i typed a word.

Get off your ass (or on it in this case) and just read the info that's already here. There would be twenty threads on here that'll interest you.

OtherThanThatI'mHappyToHelpPunkin

lawnman 2 · Post by **lawnman 2** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:45 am

WOW some people can be hard and RUDE on here seems like some people think thier S##t dont stink instead of being RUDE and arrogant HELP OUT in a fourum manner thats why they have posted or asked for advice instead of SHOOTING people done like their ducks waiting to be shot on duck season.

Rudi · Post by **Rudi** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:09 am

If it quacks like a duck

lawnman 2 · Post by **lawnman 2** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:17 am

well this duck dont quak for no one mate

lawnman 2 · Post by **lawnman 2** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:19 am

so u think your s##t dont stink either mate do ya

punkin · Post by **punkin** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:00 am

lawnman 2 wrote:WOW some people can be hard and RUDE on here seems like some people think thier S##t dont stink instead of being RUDE and arrogant HELP OUT in a fourum manner thats why they have posted or asked for advice instead of SHOOTING people done like their ducks waiting to be shot on duck season.

Got nothing to do with shit stinking.

I did help out in a 'fourum manner', read my first post.

That post was then deliberatly twisted and misread to mean that i was just telling someone to search instead of what i was doing, pointing someone to a wealth of information on the subject they were asking about.

There is so much info here, all people have to do is read it. I think it is 'being RUDE and arrogant ' to come back and ask me to do the reading and condense the forum down to a couplea quick links for always annoyed, so he does not have to bother scanning the titles of the posts for the info HE wants.

IfYouDon'tLikeItToughShitPunkin

Post by **Hawke** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:26 am

Only took me about 2 minutes to find a very relevent thread on page 3 of this section. Sure there is more to be found. No need to repeat information every couple of weeks.

Post by **rad14701** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:50 pm

Seems like forum threads always spin out of control when you try to help people to better help themselves rather than just doing the work for them... Must be a sign of the times with people growing lazy and feeling a sense of entitlement... You want a paycheck, do the fucking work...!!! Same goes for finding information - you want it, go find it...

Drifted off-topic

alwaysannoyed · Post by **alwaysannoyed** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:58 pm

WOW, this has thread has really spun out of control. First off I was not twisting Punkin's first answer, I had already looked through everything that came up when I looked through the aging and flavoring thread. I was hoping for more, I am new to this forum, and thought that I may have missed something in another thread. I wasn't asking Punlin to do my work, but so many other times when I asked a question, a thread was offered, I just assumed that that was what was offered to a question, and as the old saying goes if you assume you make an ass of u and me. Sorry I didn't try to piss anyone off, didn't mean to start some kind of argument, Punkin you're shit doesn't stink, and Lawman, thanks for the defence. I am trying to be polite as possible here, but on a forum that spans the world, sometimes what may seem a slight isn't intended as such, and none was intended. I hope this is over, it's made me reconsider my own Christmas present, it kind of already has tainted the barrel.

Post by **rad14701** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:14 pm

alwaysannoyed, this isn't needlepoint, it's serious business... You can either take the heat or you can't... What you get here is nothing compared to what you could go through in prison if you really get careless and get caught... This is not a hobby for the thin-skinned... Suck it up like it's newbie boot camp and get a grip... You won't melt...

Probably not a good time to mention that there is no Santa Claus...

Post by **blanikdog** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:34 pm

lawnman 2 wrote:well this duck dont quak for no one mate

Goodness gracious me, do I detect a little bit of the scumbag kennett "foot in mouth arrogence disease" ? Just because the hawks thrashed the cats doesn't mean it carries into this forum.

Punkin gave a perfectly helpful response to the query. The only arrogence came from YOU.

blanik

BTW, I support the saints.

Post by **Hawke** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:41 pm

Probably wouldn't have caused as much discontent if the question had been added to one of the other existing threads. Of course others jumping in, telling us we're arrogant for not spoonfeeding people doesn't cut it here either.

Post by **Tater** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:24 pm

lets get back on topic guys.

punkin · Post by **punkin** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:13 pm

tater wrote:lets get back on topic guys.

Sure thing tater, apologies AA, i tend to be a little blunt, but don't worry, i am the same in the r/w too

lawnman 2 · Post by **lawnman 2** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:28 am

ok here goes can we kiss and make up

sorry for going out there shootin my mouth off got a little hot headed as thought it read alittle wrong to me.
so ill pull my head out from my ass and zip the old trap.
i did write something before but it never posted

so aploagies to every-one out thhere

Post by **rad14701** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:20 am

Hopefully alwaysannoyed didn't get too annoyed by his hazing...

junkyard dawg · Post by **junkyard dawg** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:22 am

AA, I love the small gibbs bros. barrel that I have. It works quickly, its flavor is far superior to any other aging method I have tried. It takes time to fill a 5 gallon barrel, but if you can make a decent distillate, the barrel will take it the rest of the way...

Home Distiller

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