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Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 28, 2022, 07:50:10 pm: Quote from: Jim on February 28, 2022, 05:57:24 pm
Well that's incredibly unique and impressive to say the least Bruce!
Thanks Jim 😊
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: Jim on February 28, 2022, 05:57:24 pm: Well that's incredibly unique and impressive to say the least Bruce!
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 27, 2022, 06:37:22 pm: Quote from: parallelmotion on February 27, 2022, 05:12:35 pm
Thanks Bruce. That's an interesting reply but still don't quite understand why they did this, but MM and others are nearby so will have to ask next time I visit.
My guess would be that since the charred oak barrel infuses the bourbon/whiskey with its flavor, a certain "outage" would be normal and thus rotating the barrel occasionally would expose more of the blend to more of the inside of the charred barrel. Of course rotating continuously like I'm doing would not be done. I saw something similar to this (only it flipped end over end) at Cabin fever and thought it was a neat display...but I didn't want to copy him exactly 😊.
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: parallelmotion on February 27, 2022, 05:12:35 pm: Thanks Bruce. That's an interesting reply but still don't quite understand why they did this, but MM and others are nearby so will have to ask next time I visit.
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 27, 2022, 04:13:14 pm: Quote from: parallelmotion on February 27, 2022, 11:17:46 am
Those barrels are works of art Bruce. Were whiskey barrels rotated in real life? I should know this living in Bourbon land.
I tried to research this a little bit Brent & here's what I came up with...

Q. Which distilleries rotate their barrels throughout the aging process? I took a tour of Maker's Mark not too long ago, and the guide explained that MM has to keep one-third of each rack house (?) open in order to shift the stock around over time. My understanding is that some distilleries, like Jim Beam, take stock from several parts of the warehouse in order to achieve the same effect as rotation in each batch.

A. It used to be that all barrels were rotated. Now it's a rare occurrence at all distilleries. The need to rotate is primarily determined by the size of your production. A smaller producer (like Maker's or Labrot and Graham) has to do some rotation, because they don't have enough stock to always "fix it in the mix." A company like Beam or Heaven Hill can make good use of whiskey that has aged too quickly or too slowly and still hit their flavor profiles. Rotation, as you can imagine, is very labor intensive, hence costly.
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: parallelmotion on February 27, 2022, 11:17:46 am: Those barrels are works of art Bruce. Were whiskey barrels rotated in real life? I should know this living in Bourbon land.
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: tenniV11 on February 27, 2022, 10:52:24 am: Very nice, Bruce - and it makes me thirsty to see the barrels spinning.
By the way, these whiskey barrels are very common
in the Swiss Alps - if you get lost
a St. Bernard dog rescues you and supplies you with whiskey
Arnold ;D

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Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 27, 2022, 10:35:13 am: Quote from: St Paul Steam on February 08, 2022, 07:05:48 pm
Quote from: skeptic49 on February 08, 2022, 05:45:29 am
Nice workmanship!
Thanks Jim, I have a larger one coming soon ;)

here is the larger one, customized with Grant Sipp information.

https://youtu.be/zf8QcCcExbE

and both barrels running off of the 1/2hp Sipp.

https://youtu.be/gUxRoZDLN84
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 08, 2022, 07:05:48 pm: Quote from: skeptic49 on February 08, 2022, 05:45:29 am
Nice workmanship!
Thanks Jim, I have a larger one coming soon ;)
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: skeptic49 on February 08, 2022, 05:45:29 am: Nice workmanship!
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: jkbixby on February 08, 2022, 05:12:29 am: Your projects just keep getting better and better Bruce - really well done!
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 07, 2022, 07:39:35 pm: Thanks Nick & Charlie, now to fill it up with some spirits and see if it will still turn over 😉👍
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: txlabman on February 07, 2022, 11:32:33 am: Very creative Bruce.

Will be a hit at any show!
Title: Re: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: IndianaRog on February 04, 2022, 09:31:27 pm: Bruce, simply superb...design and execution could not be better....love it!

Rog
Title: Roll out the Barrel (& we'll have a barrel of fun)
Post by: St Paul Steam on February 04, 2022, 04:17:52 pm: Hi folks, this is a project I just completed & I call it my "Barrel rotisserie" utilizing a 1-liter customized Oak Whisky barrel. the barrel rides on bogie wheels riding on 2 axles suspended in roller ball bearings. the pine plinth has copper side shields.

https://youtu.be/-7GypoY25qw