Ryan Hubble
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So I'm curing a new barrel and noticed a crack in my spigot. It is wide enough that it would dump the whole barrel in a couple hours if it was leaking, but the crack is currently dry and no signs of it having leaked. I'm concerned about gambling 100L of wine on a cracked spigot, but I'm also concerned that installing a new one in a cured barrel won't be bound in as well as one that went in before curing.
Would some bees wax or barrel wax hold back a leak if it were to give way? So I cram some of that in the crack and hope for the best? Should I drain the barrel and swap a new one in? Should I let everything dry back out then swap a new spigot and re-cure? Or am I safe with the cracked one that's in there now and not leaking?
Would some bees wax or barrel wax hold back a leak if it were to give way? So I cram some of that in the crack and hope for the best? Should I drain the barrel and swap a new one in? Should I let everything dry back out then swap a new spigot and re-cure? Or am I safe with the cracked one that's in there now and not leaking?