Oak bushmills whiskey barrels

[Beerbuddha]

Just spotted this add. Not sure if anyones intarested but just incase.

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/gardenplants-for-sale/oak-bushmills-whiskey-barrels/5696191

[Tom]

Our local paint supply place (Strand Rd. Derry) has leaflets where you can buy these for £45. Thinking of getting one eventually. I imagine they sell batches from time to time. Perhaps one of the group buyers could tell us:
a: how often they come about &
b: how much drinkable booze is at the bottom?

[Beerbuddha]

I'd say they come 'Sucked' dry 

Im just thinking if i had one, would i actually brew in it or will it just become one of those things that are hard to hide in the garden  :

But might look well in brewshed/mancave as a table !

[brenmurph]

could insuulate the inside, put in a small chiller, stick taps on top and enjoy as a wooden fridge / bar

[Eoin]

could insuulate the inside, put in a small chiller, stick taps on top and enjoy as a wooden fridge / bar

or if you had a small kegerator you could pop this over the top of it....somehow....better engineering minds could work something out

[Beerbuddha]

I like the ideas....i have 2 x ww2 brass howitzer shells that would look good as posts for taps, then attach to barrell with cooler inside it. Nice aged appearance.  Booze Barrel ! Can invite people to pull your own pint !

[brenmurph]

ye great simple, practical ideas that dont cost a fortune....thats what I believe the homebrew club should be about

[alealex]

Or else..
..get few more lads from this part of the country for barrel project fun?

1.Alealex

[brenmurph]

I dont think there is 11 of us alex

B interested in 10 gallon wooden barrel tho

[Tom]

Sure you and Kellie could fill one of them in a week no bother!

[brenmurph]

Na we r givin up beer, we r startin on non alcoholic fermented beverages from now on. Just took possession of our yogurt maker from HBW today....healthier than beer

I think even for us 220 litres of the same beer wud be a bit much....we wud be bored with it before we got down to the 200ltr mark
Its all about experimenting with us especially since we setup the 1 gallon brewery couple weeks ago. 1st batch nearly ready to bottle ready for the twisted pepper in a few weeks