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[alanwh]

Good read there Tony, Well done !

 

[GAZ9053]

How long are you planning to age in the barrel?

 

[tonyhibbett]

I'll give it a month initially. The smaller the barrel, the faster the maturation. I've had an earlier brew in a barrel for a few weeks and it tastes really good, so I will transfer it to polypin for dispensing and refill the barrel with wine from another polypin. In this way I am unlikely to need more than 2 barrels.

 

[tonyhibbett]

The new cask and tap have been soaked for 48 hours. I emptied it and cleared a small amount of debris, then banged in the tap unit with a rubber mallet. Once filled, the tap still started to drip, despite soaking, but this is all part of cask conditioning. An oak drip cup is supplied and I return the contents to the cask as and when, but the rate is definitely slowing.