Treatment and handling of your distillate.
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Wino2Distill
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by Wino2Distill Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:32 am
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??
Starting out with an Essential Pro Series II - 8 Gal Kettle
Bohunk
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by Bohunk Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:12 am
If the barrel has been charred, it's worthless, ruined beyond repair. BUT, I'm willing to take it off your hands. Ha
nerdybrewer
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by nerdybrewer Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:28 am
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??
That's what I use for brandy, rum, whisky.
bitter
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by bitter Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:43 am
Char'd is perfect! Nice gift!
Pikey
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by Pikey Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:34 pm
Wino2Distill wrote: I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas (I'm a lucky boy
)....................
Cor -
- All I got was a whiskey glass withn a rechargeable ice cube !
Wino2Distill
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by Wino2Distill Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:28 am
That's what I use for brandy, rum, whisky.
I think I'll go with rum if I can find panela around here. Thanks!
Starting out with an Essential Pro Series II - 8 Gal Kettle
bitter
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by bitter Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:37 am
Rum is normally in a used barrel.. so might want to make a batch of whiskey first and then do rum.
Wino2Distill
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by Wino2Distill Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:52 am
bitter wrote: Rum is normally in a used barrel.. so might want to make a batch of whiskey first and then do rum.
aargh, I'm not keen on learning how to make whiskey just yet, but I'll think about it...
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still_stirrin
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by still_stirrin Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:44 am
Pikey wrote: Wino2Distill wrote: I was gifted a 20L charred american oak barrel for christmas.
All I got was a whiskey glass withn a rechargeable ice cube !
I got one of those sets too! Its perfect for a couple of fingers of my C.O.B.
). As a winemaker, I understand oak barrel pretty well, but charred?! 
