The wood component extraction times for different small barrel sizes:
Citation: Jeffery JDE, Berglund KA. Extraction of Wood Constituents from Non-Conventional, Small Whiskey Barrels. J Food Processing & Beverages.
2016;4(1): 7.
Fooling Father Time: ‘Rapid-aging’ and the future of craft whiskey
June 20, 2017
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The standard formula for whiskey, the way it’s always been done, is this: you fill up an oak barrel with a clear spirit and then you wait. And wait. And wait.
Inside that barrel, things slowly unfold. Alcohol seeps into the toasted oak, degrading the polymers that make up its structure. The lignin and hemicellulose in the wood release some potentially tasty molecules. Esters form, then break apart, then recombine. Oxygen changes the liquid and evaporation concentrates it. A long series of chemical changes makes the spirit deep, flavorful, and smooth.
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Ahead of their time: Town Hall was barrel-aging beer before it was cool
February 16, 2017
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Before the late 1990s, the lives of barrels mostly started and ended with their relationship to wine or spirits. The notion of aging a beer in used barrels was still a relatively novel concept. What you may not know is that one of your favorite Minneapolis brewpubs was one of the earliest pioneers in barrel-aging beer. “It wasn’t a …
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Sociable Cider introduces barrel-aging program
August 15, 2016
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Sociable Cider Werks co-owner Jim Watkins is never satisfied. He’s always tinkering with things, whether it’s cooking a steak or sourcing apples for the cider served at the taproom in Northeast Minneapolis. It’s no wonder then that the Sociable team is experimenting with the complex flavors that come from barrel-aging their fermented fruit beverage. The … [ Read more]
Craft Culture: Handcrafted barrels from Black Swan Cooperage
October 27, 2015
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The whining of saw blades and smell of singed wood greet you first. Then comes Whiskey. Not the drink, but the dog: a giant, bounding, playful-yet-imposing German Shepherd. Heidi Korb follows soon after, apologizing for her dog’s overeager greeting. With knee-high brown boots, skinny jeans, flowing highlighted hair, and nails painted with gold-fleck sparkles—remnants of … [ Read more]
Making Wooden Barrels
by Mary Miller
May 1, 2013
Young, hard-working Minnesota woman embraces age-old barrel-making trade
Read More: http://americanprofile.com/articles/minnesota-woman-builds-handmade-wooden-barrels/
A cask act: 25-year-old cooper runs family business
by Anna G. Larson
July 10, 2013
Russ Karasch doesn’t hesitate to say he’s the “luckiest guy on Earth” to have his 25-year-old daughter as his boss.
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