Small Oak Barrels on Ebay

[Renegade]

Has anyone been tempted to buy one of these for storing an impy stout in?

Vintage Wood Oak Timber Wine Barrel - They look reasonably priced and tempting.

However on reading the description it says something about it being unsuitable for ageing wine as it is not a "non denier" one.

Anyone got a clue as to what that means?

 

[RichK]

I'm guessing slightly but I suspect this will have some sort of lining (eg poly?) so the fluid is not in contact with wood.

Non denier will not have the lining.

 

[Doive]

The timber may be lined or coated, which somewhat refutes their 'benefits of oak' claim in the description.

 

[Renegade]

That makes sense. The lining would also mean that the barrels do not have to be manufactured accurately enough to be watertight.

 

[Sadfield]

Too small anyway, even if they are unlined. The volume to surface area ratio would allow too much oxidation through the porous oak. Wooden barrels require a lot of attention or preparation between fills to a) swell the wood to keep them water tight, and b) keep them free from wild yeast that can feed on the cellulose in the wood. If you want to produce clean oak aged beers. Great for wild beers though.

 

[Appleyard]

Has anyone been tempted to buy one of these for storing an impy stout in?

Vintage Wood Oak Timber Wine Barrel - They look reasonably priced and tempting.

However on reading the description it says something about it being unsuitable for ageing wine as it is not a "non denier" one.

Anyone got a clue as to what that means?

There is more information here:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...earchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_
Including "Made of food grade aluminum foil lining".

 

[Renegade]

Including "Made of food grade aluminum foil lining".

That, and a warning not to stir!

I think we're getting the measure of them now!

 

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

Was looking at these myself a few months ago and raised it on the forum

Can't remember who said it but what seemed logical to me was this advice - if you add a few oak chips (the sort you might use on a bbq) to the conditioning barrel this will have a similar effect and be a lot cheaper

 

[Sadfield]

Was looking at these myself a few months ago and raised it on the forum

Can't remember who said it but what seemed logical to me was this advice - if you add a few oak chips (the sort you might use on a bbq) to the conditioning barrel this will have a similar effect and be a lot cheaper

With vastly greater scope to experiment using different woods and levels of toasting to draw out different flavours.
Toasting your own Wood Chips by Matt Del Fiacco