Chlorinated Water to Clean/Prep Barrel

[MarkSC]

So, I am new to the barrel club and planning to hydrate and use my first barrel soon. My city water contains chloramine, and I have read a bit about "cork taint" concerns with commercial wineries, which leads them to use filtration on their water lines. For those of you with chlorinated water, how do you hydrate/clean your barrels? I know that K-meta can be used to eliminate the chlorine and chloramine. Thus, my plan was to use hot water from the tap (garden hose attached to my water heater) added to a tiny amount of K-meta (only 4 ppm required from what I've read). Thoughts? I know that some people use water filters with garden hoses, but I haven't found one that is rated for hot water use. Or perhaps I should just use cold water with the filter?

 

[MarkSC]

For those interested, I found this helpful article form the brewing world: Water Filters | MoreBeer

It seems that K-meta will remove chlorine and chloramine in just a minute or two. The usual dose is around 1 campden tablet per 20 gallons. I assume that any mold in the barrel cannot produce noticeable TCA in the time it takes for the K-meta to neutralize the chloramine.

 

[CDrew]

I don't think you can get TCA without corks, so just use synthetic corks (like normacorc) and forget about this issue.

Or, sure, a tiny bit of metabisulfite and also forget about this issue.

 

[MarkSC]

corks or wood barrels. I am using a wood barrel for storage/aging. This is the article that alerted me to the TCA issue with barrels: Wine Barrel Care Guide for Home Winemakers | The Beverage People

 

[Brant]

corks or wood barrels. I am using a wood barrel for storage/aging. This is the article that alerted me to the TCA issue with barrels: Wine Barrel Care Guide for Home Winemakers | The Beverage People

Do you ever store your barrels with a holding solution or always with a wine? If a holding solution, do you have any experience on how long you can leave the solution before you need to completely change it out with new solution?