The Barrel Project - The Contributors

[mcgrath]

Do we all get a medal?? :-P
Didn't know we'd entered. Fair play CH...

[Shanna]

link to barrel competition results

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,5774.msg77914.html#msg77914

Shanna

[Bubbles]

Shamefully, I finally got around to bottling this at the weekend. The SMELL from the keg when I opened it was absolutely amazing. Hopefully it will be fully bottle-conditioned and ready to drink by Xmas.

I don't remember seeing much discussion on forum about how everyone packaged theirs - I know Rossa and Shanna kegged theirs, the mad sods. So how is it tasting after all this time??

[molc]

Slight side topic; when are you guys doing the next barrel project? Would love to get in on that action

[Bubbles]

Too late, I'm afraid. Barrel is being retired after this one.

[molc]

Should have taken the hobby up a year or two earlier I guess. No worries.

[Bubbles]

Not at all! Plenty of barrels still in service in the Dublin area. Although I think a lot of the barrels are currently being used for sour beers. I'm not sure if that's your bag. Have a look around the various club forums, all the details should be there.

[Shanna]

Too late, I'm afraid. Barrel is being retired after this one.

Never say never

Would there be any interest do you reckon in doing a sour?

Shanna

[Bubbles]

Well, I'm interested!

Not too interested in doing a "regular" beer once again. I didn't think that there was enough oak character in our first barrel-aged beer, and we can expect even less in the barleywine. So you have to ask yourself what the benefit is in just holding the beer in a barrel for a year. However, a sour barrel would be too good an opportunity to pass by. Assuming your're willing to continue to host the barrel, of course..

I'll be honest - the prospect of handling sour beers is a little bit nerve-wracking. I've had over 4 lucky years, successfully keeping the bugs out of my brewery. You would want to be very comfortable with hosting a sour in your garage.

[Rossa]

Well, I'm interested!

Not too interested in doing a "regular" beer once again. I didn't think that there was enough oak character in our first barrel-aged beer, and we can expect even less in the barleywine. So you have to ask yourself what the benefit is in just holding the beer in a barrel for a year. However, a sour barrel would be too good an opportunity to pass by. Assuming your're willing to continue to host the barrel, of course..

I'll be honest - the prospect of handling sour beers is a little bit nerve-wracking. I've had over 4 lucky years, successfully keeping the bugs out of my brewery. You would want to be very comfortable with hosting a sour in your garage.

Don't be worried! Embrace the funk  I'll brew whatever as long as it's next year.  Apart from a separate syphon and fv you don't have much to worry about.

[molc]

I'm assuming you don't want to keep it in a keg or use beer lines with it either as it would infect everything?

Anyway, barrel project for me is the opportunity to try something different, so would love to contribute.

[cno1]

Ye I would love to give a sour a go too, if it were to go ahead.

[John_C]

Have we just nominated Shanna's shed to become our sour brewhouse?

[Bubbles]

I have visions of us buying assorted sour beers in the DH and collecting the dregs in a growler for subsequent pitching into the barrel.  Not as mad as it sounds, especially if you're a reader of Michael Tonsmeire's blog.

This could get interesting... 

[mcgrath]

I have visions of us buying assorted sour beers in the DH and collecting the dregs in a growler for subsequent pitching into the barrel.  Not as mad as it sounds, especially if you're a reader of Michael Tonsmeire's blog.

This could get interesting... 

Haha! I was about to suggest collecting dregs too.. I'm growing up cantillon dregs at the mo. Plan is to make goudenband my Xmas drink and collect dregs from all the bottles.
I'm in for a sour definitely..