MillerTime
New Member
Greetings,
Do any of you guys use 55 gallon wood whiskey barrels to make hard cider?
Do any of you guys use 55 gallon wood whiskey barrels to make hard cider?
Wooden Barrels
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Tony1951
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Welcome to he forum.
Hopefully someone will be along soon to answer your question. I can't help I'm afraid.
Hopefully someone will be along soon to answer your question. I can't help I'm afraid.
Welcome to the forum :
I cannot remember anyone discussing this and i have been here a while, i imagine that would be a lot of apples to crush.
MillerTime
New Member
I made it for years in a 55 wooden barrel. But with some life changes haven't made it for about 8 years. The barrel not having been used or even touched in that period of time. Does anyone know if it would still be good to use?
tonyhibbett
Landlord.
I got an old barrel (9 gallon firkin) from a boot fair and filled it with water. It leaked but most leaks stopped as it swelled. There was a crack and a small hole which I stopped with sealant. The water tasted fine with no taint so I filled it with white wine which came out tasting better than when it went in. I then filled it with red wine which has been in there for several months and is very smooth.
I estimate a 50 gallon barrel would require 500 kilos of apples to fill with cider.
I estimate a 50 gallon barrel would require 500 kilos of apples to fill with cider.
MillerTime
New Member
Yea I buy 55 gallons of cider from a cider mill. About 50 gallons of it fits with the other ingredients. Then I have about 5 gallons I put into milk jugs to enjoy at that time in the fall
MillerTime
New Member
I'll try cleaning it out and fill it with water and see what happens
tonyhibbett
Landlord.
If it smells of vinegar I wouldn't risk using it.
