Tyroneshoolace
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Hello all,
I picked up two of the la bodega port kits in hopes to make some quality port to start a port barrel.
I was looking into this barrel http://www.barrelsonline.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=20
Not sure if anyone has any experience with this company and if so please share.
My concern is that if I wait until the port is clear, stabilized, and fortified, then put it into this barrel for it's permanent home that it will soon become over oaked as nothing would have been in it or would ever be in it. I am wondering if I would have to put a few wines through it first to "use" up the oak then use it for a port barrel?
Also with having a port in the barrel, with it being fortified to around 20% will I still need to monitor sulphites and add k-meta periodically or will the high alcohol percentage take care of this for me?
Ty
I picked up two of the la bodega port kits in hopes to make some quality port to start a port barrel.
I was looking into this barrel http://www.barrelsonline.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=20
Not sure if anyone has any experience with this company and if so please share.
My concern is that if I wait until the port is clear, stabilized, and fortified, then put it into this barrel for it's permanent home that it will soon become over oaked as nothing would have been in it or would ever be in it. I am wondering if I would have to put a few wines through it first to "use" up the oak then use it for a port barrel?
Also with having a port in the barrel, with it being fortified to around 20% will I still need to monitor sulphites and add k-meta periodically or will the high alcohol percentage take care of this for me?
Ty