We are going on a 3 month RV trip. Not sure how to store our 1 year old 6 gal Vadal barrel. Clean & empty? Store full of K Meta water with back up bottle & hose to keep barrel full ? Another idea? Thanks in advance, Roy
You'll lose two those months of oak flavoring, consider burning the sulfur stick, put the bung in, and resume when you return.Thanks Jim, I'll use those # with a little extra K-Meta.
Varis, I understand your issue. Even with 22 full carboys I put a few wines thru the barrel twice. But now that the barrel is a year old I can leave the wine in a lot longer. Going to buy a 2nd barrel this fall to run run our reds thru & use this one for long term aging. Roy
Is burning the sulfur stick a big deal? Technically difficult? Easy to mess up?
One of the reasons I have not pulled the trigger on a barrel is that I don't really have that much wine to put in it. One batch, maybe two in a season at this point. I figured that I can't really leave that first batch in more than a few weeks; after that, the barrel is just going to be sitting around for the rest of the year.
The best time to get a barrel is when you know you can keep it full. You need to have at least 3 batches ready to go. 4 would be ideal.
@FTC Wines I thought your barrel was neutral. You'll definitely lose some oak - just need to decide if its worth it.
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