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Full sized oak barrel
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:11 am
by tadco
I have access to a full sized barrel that Four Roses was aged in and then a beer, for FREE! I'm new to distilling and even if I wasn't it would take me over a year to fill it running my 5 gallon pot once a week. Any thoughts on how I can utilize this barrel?
Thanks ahead for any input
Re: Full sized oak barrel
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:17 am
by jonnys_spirit
Ferment in it
Turn it into a thumper
Cut it up and make lots of toasted oak fingers.... (this is what I've done with a 1/2 JD barrel and have tons of oak)
Re: Full sized oak barrel
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:01 am
by Reverend Newer
I heard people used to go over Niagra Falls in em.
I'd scale up and fill it before it dries out, but that's just me.
Shame to see it outdoors faded in a couple years, plenty of those at the auction for a dollar.
Re: Full sized oak barrel
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:23 pm
by HDNB
two gallons a month into it you'll be full up in about 2.5 years and have some awesome hootch.
no sippin on the way tho.
Re: Full sized oak barrel
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:48 pm
by cede
Yep 2 and a half long years sober
Maybe you could cut some and check Badmotivator barrels
Somewhat smaller but easier to fill !