Badmotivator Legacy Barrels
5-Gallon (19L) American Oak Ex-Bourbon Barrel *SPECIAL ORDER*
5-Gallon (19L) American Oak Ex-Bourbon Barrel *SPECIAL ORDER*
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Our 5-gallon (19L) barrel is made from full-size American white oak ex-bourbon barrel heads. It is designed around the common 5-gallon batch size used for beer, wine, and spirits.
Because we use ex-bourbon oak, each barrel is different. Original stains, stamps, brands, wax, saw marks, and other signs of the barrel's previous life may remain.
Features:
- 5-Gallon Capacity: Designed for a 5-gallon (19L) batch, making it a good fit for common home beer, wine, and spirit batch sizes.
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Original Char or Rechar: Choose how you want the interior finished.
- Original Char: We preserve the original bourbon barrel char, trimming loose and excess char as needed during remanufacturing so it doesn't gum up our tooling.
- Rechar: The original char is removed during preparation and we apply a fresh Char #2 before assembly.
- Genuine Ex-Bourbon Oak: Made from full-size American white oak ex-bourbon barrel heads. The wood has already been through a full-size bourbon barrel aging cycle, giving each barrel its own history and character.
- Extended Spigot: Our extended spigot fits 1/2" (12.5 mm) tubing, allowing you to transfer directly from the barrel while minimizing oxygen exposure during bottling.
- Made to Order: These barrels require additional production time. Please allow up to three weeks before shipping.
Before Filling: Used bourbon oak is more porous than new oak and can shrink when left empty. We recommend soaking the barrel with water for at least 24 hours before draining and filling. Some initial leaking is normal, particularly if the barrel has been stored dry for an extended period. Give the wood time to swell and seal.
These barrels do best when kept filled. Avoid leaving them empty for extended periods whenever possible.
Production Notice: Ex-bourbon barrel production is paused during the summer. High temperatures and low humidity make it difficult to build these barrels to our standards. Production typically resumes around the end of October when cooler, wetter weather returns.
Order Early
Each 19L ex-bourbon barrel is made to order. If you need your barrel by a specific date, please order early to allow for production time.
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I rated 5 stars because I like the barrels overall, I previously got a lightly toasted French oak and It has given my peach port in it a great subtle flavor and the age mellowed the kick. I’ve had an Apple cider in the bourbon barrel for about a month and I will say I don’t taste a great difference in flavor but I do taste something I am hopeful that in a couple months when the young wine kick starts to mellow I will be able full articulate how this barrel helped cider develop.
Ps. If I were to change one thing it’d be I wish I came with a short description about its history like how long it was storing bourbon before hand.
GREAT SERVICE! The best there is anywhere!
Great to have the larger size, and to have the customisations. Well built and good quality.
Got this barrel significantly faster than expected, as I was told it may take a month before shipping but I got it in weeks. Built extremely well and after filling only saw minor dripping on the first 12 hours in a couple spots which stopped in a day as the wood swelled back up. Expensive to ship over to the UK but well worth the cost as it's a far more convenient size than the ex Scotch hogsheads available here for homebrewers.
I rated 5 stars because I like the barrels overall, I previously got a lightly toasted French oak and It has given my peach port in it a great subtle flavor and the age mellowed the kick. I’ve had an Apple cider in the bourbon barrel for about a month and I will say I don’t taste a great difference in flavor but I do taste something I am hopeful that in a couple months when the young wine kick starts to mellow I will be able full articulate how this barrel helped cider develop.
Ps. If I were to change one thing it’d be I wish I came with a short description about its history like how long it was storing bourbon before hand.
GREAT SERVICE! The best there is anywhere!
Great to have the larger size, and to have the customisations. Well built and good quality.
Got this barrel significantly faster than expected, as I was told it may take a month before shipping but I got it in weeks. Built extremely well and after filling only saw minor dripping on the first 12 hours in a couple spots which stopped in a day as the wood swelled back up. Expensive to ship over to the UK but well worth the cost as it's a far more convenient size than the ex Scotch hogsheads available here for homebrewers.