1000 Oaks Barrel Co. Barrels

[fastdogbrewing]

What about using one of these to serve out of, i.e. cask ale style. Maybe something you want a little oak flavor in. Fill it up a couple days before a party, and by the time you are serving it should be pretty good.

my only concern would be carbonation. i'm not sure if the barrels can hold much pressure.

You wouldn't be looking for much carbonation in an English style cask ale.

[fastdogbrewing]

i believe there's a bit of confusion here. fastdogbrewing was talking about using these barrels to improve shitty vodka. bugeater and i were talking about using something cheap to condition the barrel and avoid the harshness of a new oak. i think you're confusing the two points.

Yes, you are right. Sorry for the confusion. But, I still wouldn't want to put cheap wine or inferior beer in a new barrel. Mostly because it will get into the wood and flavor the barrel, and then you are stuck with it. I'd much prefer to fill it with water and let it sit a few days (this is what I've done in the past), and not have to worry about the cheap stuff.

If you used clean water, you could use what comes out of the barrel to blend back into a beer for controlled addition of the oak flavor.