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Anyone bought one of these?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/American-Oak ... vi-content
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seems very very expensive

NotBenStiller wrote:seems very very expensive

Got any alternatives?

Actually it's not a bad price for a 10L job ;-)

Google "roll out the barrel" for price comparison.

Its pretty pricey for a 10L barrel .....there is a link around here some place for "Roll out the Barrel" I think you will find them a far cheaper option.

Edit : One of their 50L maturing barrels charred to your own specs would be better value for money in my opinion

Got the price list from Roll out the barrel.
Here it is :-


PRICE LIST TO 31.12.2012

KEGS Round Oval
2 litre American Oak $175 $200
5 litre American Oak $229 $255
9 litre American Oak $275 $310
15 litre American Oak $325 $365
25 litre American Oak $425 $475
Twin Sets 2 x 2 litre $340 $390
Triple Sets 3 x 2 litre $499 $564
2 litre Cascalade + 4 glasses $199 N/A
5 litre Cascalade + 6 glasses $255 N/A
All kegs come with stainless steel hoops, chrome-on-brass taps, chrome-on-brass bush and plug, and matching stand. Black hoops and brass taps optional.

Colours (stained) – Walnut, Teak, Cedar, Mahogany, and Natural White Oak.

MATURING KEGS
Recycled staves, new oak heads, scorched, brass tap, bush, plug, stand, no finish.
25 litre oak $350
50 litre Oak $399
100 litre Oak $499

SECOND HAND WINE BARRELS
220 litre French Oak $165
320 litre American Oak $187 Half Barrel for Planter $94
Shaving and scorching extra
Oak Shavings & Offcuts available
FREIGHT CHARGES EXTRA

The problem with barrels is that its almost as much work to build a small one as it is the build a bigger one, Thats why the smaller ones are worth what they are.

No way I would be able to fill 50L
Uncertain I would fill 25L

would you still stick it in at 55-65% ??? if so ... thats alot of booze and 10L would do me fine. i think its a good price since it includes the tap. many dont

Yep 60 to 65 % is what I'd store in them :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Keep an eye on ebay , I see theres heaps on there every week. old port barrels can be refurbished with ease . just knock 2 rings of remove the head and its ready for a sand and rechar :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I have a 20 litre barrel made from American oak with medium char filled with 65% spirit how long would i leave it before i can bottle and drink it
its been 3 weeks now

A 20l barrel is gunna take about 8 months JBF,what I'm doing ATM is building up enough stock to fill one of these beauties

These will take about 8 years :laughing-rolling: so I'm told.but there is nothing stopping you "tasting" along the way :handgestures-thumbupleft: and nothing stopping you making some more and ageing on oak chips either

man Cupcake its gonna take you ages to fill them suckers :-D

Yeah it will,but once Ive got one filled and stashed away at the back of the shed,it's gunna taste fantastic when I open it up on the young blokes 18th :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: not only that,once it's opened,I'll never have to run a UJ again :handgestures-thumbupleft: hang on,that's not fair :crying-blue: :crying-blue:

you would want to be 100% sure your happy with every batch that goes in there. You would be heart broken if you cracked it in 8 years and it was all fucked :angry-banghead:

kelbygreen wrote:you would want to be 100% sure your happy with every batch that goes in there. You would be heart broken if you cracked it in 8 years and it was all fucked :angry-banghead:

That's why we sample along the way :-B

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Every drop that I have saved to go into one of these is pure unadulterated hearts,very harsh on the cuts,although I reckon I could chuck in half the heads and tails from each run,and it would still turn out better than most of the store bought swill :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I was looking for 20 litre oak barrels and it seems that most of the locals sell them for around $230 - 280

This crowd: http://www.barrelsonline.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=20 has them for US$90 and quoted US$140 to ship 2 to Oz

It seems like a good deal... almost half price and they have a medium char

Has anyone dealt with them before?

cps1 wrote:I was looking for 20 litre oak barrels and it seems that most of the locals sell them for around $230 - 280

This crowd: http://www.barrelsonline.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=20 has them for US$90 and quoted US$140 to ship 2 to Oz

It seems like a good deal... almost half price and they have a medium char

Has anyone dealt with them before?

Mate contact the people at http://www.rolloutthebarrel.com.au/ local, very friendly and better prices - shit mate US 140? You'll get another two kegs for that price.

They email back within a day, and did I mention LOCAL? :handgestures-thumbupleft: