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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??

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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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.

Char'd is perfect! Nice gift!

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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 !

That's what I use for brandy, rum, whisky.

I think I'll go with rum if I can find panela around here. Thanks!

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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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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aargh, I'm not keen on learning how to make whiskey just yet, but I'll think about it...

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.