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Barrel aging chart
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:35 am
by 6 Row Joe
I have seen these charts buried in other threads but thought it might be handy to share. Here's a link to the site:
https://redheadoakbarrels.com/why-do-sm ... or-faster/
Re: Barrel aging chart
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:28 pm
by 8Ball
Saved it to my notes. Thanks.
8B
Re: Barrel aging chart
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:31 pm
by MtRainier
That chart might be controversial for charred oak barrels. I was told that small barrels extract the oak flavor much faster than they "age" the liquor which takes time no matter how small of a barrel you use, so you need to keep it in them a shorter time than this would indicate.
Basically, you won't get the same results with 9 months in a 10 liter barrel that you'd get for 2 years in a 53 gallon barrel even though the math and a simple surface area ratio would make you guess that it would work.
Re: Barrel aging chart
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:48 pm
by 6 Row Joe
MtRainier wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:31 pm
That chart might be controversial for charred oak barrels. I was told that small barrels extract the oak flavor much faster than they "age" the liquor which takes time no matter how small of a barrel you use, so you need to keep it in them a shorter time than this would indicate.
Basically, you won't get the same results with 9 months in a 10 liter barrel that you'd get for 2 years in a 53 gallon barrel even though the math and a simple surface area ratio would make you guess that it would work.
All well and good but you have to have something to go by, to give you an idea, a guideline. If I keep tasting my barrels, they will be gone before they are ready.