[Ansteorra] Tanning Equipment (take 2)

[Stefan li Rous]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Brandon McDermott wrote:

> Also, if anyone does have an inexpensive wooden barrel, bucket, keg, or cask supplier please let me know as well. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lochlan

I guess "inexpensive" is a relative term. So far I've not found any complete barrels at a price I want to pay. Half barrels are often available from places like Home Depot and Lowes. Those might work for Hrethric's needs, though.

From the coopering-msg file in the Florilegium:
"Compared with the barrels used for cargo long ago, the casks
employed to age whiskey and wine have relatively short life spans.
For wine the beneficial qualities of the oak are spent after about
five years. And by law bourbon makers can use a barrel only once
before discarding it." "We sell them to the Scotch guys," says Fred
Noe. "And some tequilla distilleries are buying them now to age their
tequillas." "In the West Indies travelers often see barrels from
Kentucky and Tennessee lined up at rum distillieres. ... then they
end up in the backyard tending germaniums...."

"Each of which had cost a bourbon distiller maybe $300, then $150
when it went to a second distiller, and now cost about half that[at
the Home Depots and Lowes]".

coopering-msg (50K) 7/13/06 Making and maintaining barrels and kegs.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/coopering-msg.html

From a message not yet added to this file:
http://www.usedwinebarrels.com/

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1583087,00.html
interesting article on where i would have looked for barrels

non standard barrels in the uk
http://www.kilgraney.com/KFoakbarrels.htm

here is a BIG supplier but commercial
http://www.rex-change.com/000002/index.html

Stefan

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