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How long can I leave a barrel dry?

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How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:14 pm
by dereka138
I have the option to buy 6 wine barrels at a great deal but will not use them until August. I don't want to miss out but don't want to waist money. what can I do?? Fill with water?

Re: How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 9:04 pm
by Kbar
Seems like a good site. They talk about wine barrels and cleaning agents and what happens during extended drying periods. May be slanted towards distilling though.

http://bootleggersbarrels.com/page/barrel-faqs

Re: How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:55 am
by Ozwald
dereka138 wrote:I have the option to buy 6 wine barrels at a great deal but will not use them until August. I don't want to miss out but don't want to waist money. what can I do?? Fill with water?


Yeah, just fill them with water. The concern is that wood shrinks as it dries out & if those staves shrink, you'll have some leakage going on. Nobody likes leakage. So give them the old taint push & fill them up with some water. Check them every few weeks in case you get some heavy evaporation. Top them up as needed.

Re: How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 1:40 pm
by brewinhard
Maybe add a little meta-bisulfite to ensure nothing starts to grow?

Re: How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:26 am
by Ozwald
brewinhard wrote:Maybe add a little meta-bisulfite to ensure nothing starts to grow?


Whatcha got against sea monkeys?

Re: How long can I leave a barrel dry?

Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 3:09 pm
by brewinhard
I just hate it when they start performing circus tricks...

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