New 20L Steel Hoop Oak Barrels - $100

Post by **Jimmy** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:54 pm

I've never looked into these, but the price seems reasonable

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Brand new hand made barrel carved from white oak and built using the best barrel making techniques. This barrel is made by artisans located in the town of Tequila, Mexico (birthplace of the world famous tequila), these artesans have long been making supreme quality barrels for the local tequila industry and now have applied their expertise in making these smaller versions barrels for your personal use in aging/storing liquors, wines, rum, beer, whisky etc.

~Barrels are charred on the inside to medium toast.
~Includes stand, spigot and bung
~Our kegs do not contain wax, paint or glue on the inside.
~By default we ship barrels varnished on the outside. If you would like it shipped un-varnish please specify "unvarnished" when ordering.

Barrel Measurements: 15" long and 11" in diameter.

**FREE Personalize Your Barrel With Your Name Or Logo

Good for that perfect personalized gift or to enhance your home or business with your unique barrel.

We offer the following options for customizing your barrel:
Your name or logo on the front of the barrel (please consider the diameter of the barrel when choosing a logo)
Blank front of barrel no logos or markings

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Post by **GillettBreweryCnslt** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:11 pm

I am in the market for a oak barrel for some other "brewing" I do. But $100 seems pricey for what I want...just a plain ol' 20L oak barrel. I can get a used 200L one for that price.

spears104 · Post by **spears104** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:59 pm

I am very interested in getting an unused oak barrel. After reading Mitch Steele's IPA book and am dying to try to make a traditional IPA.

Post by **Jimmy** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:01 pm

I'm sure Rob D will chime in here. I know he mentioned Ross @ Wine Kitz brought some 5g barrels in and I'm pretty sure they were significantly more than this.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:13 pm

Yeah 100 bucks doesn't sound like too much for a new 20L barrel... Maybe a bit steep for beer, but for ..stronger products, 100$ extra on 20L isn't too much.

Post by **mr x** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:55 am

Keep in mind that shipping is $50, and you might get hit with taxes/duty on that item.

CorneliusAlphonse · Post by **CorneliusAlphonse** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:23 am

mr x wrote:Keep in mind that shipping is $50, and you might get hit with taxes/duty on that item.

O right. 200 sounds very much less enticing

Tony L · Post by **Tony L** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:34 am

mr x wrote:Keep in mind that shipping is $50, and you might get hit with taxes/duty on that item.

You shouldn't get hit with duty.. the barrel is made in Mexico ... NAFTA approved afaik

Post by **mr x** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:38 am

Yeah that's what I thought too, but I ordered some furniture form mexico before, and got hit with duty for some unknown reason. I couldn't be bothered fighting it as it wasn't a lot of money. I think the shipper paid it and then charged me, without understanding that it shouldn't have been done.

Tony L · Post by **Tony L** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:43 am

mr x wrote:Yeah that's what I thought too, but I ordered some furniture form mexico before, and got hit with duty for some unknown reason. I couldn't be bothered fighting it as it wasn't a lot of money. I think the shipper paid it and then charged me, without understanding that it shouldn't have been done.

I think you could have requested a refund from the Gov. but like you said it might be more of a hassle than it was worth.

Post by **mr x** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:46 am

The problem was the shipper and maybe Mexico in general. I've ordered stuff from West Africa that was less of a hassle. Never again, lol.

spears104 · Post by **spears104** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:35 am

They would still probably be less expensive than these guys:

http://www.canadianoak.com/html/our-wine-barrels.html

Juniper Hill · Post by **Juniper Hill** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:09 pm

That's cheaper than any 5 G barrel I've seen. Mind you, barrels this small tend to have trouble with leaking.

dexter · Post by **dexter** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:14 pm

Post by **Jimmy** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 12:28 am

dexter wrote:A

Was that a pocket post?

Post by **mr x** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:10 am

Up until that one, i didn't realize you could change the title on an individual post after the OP.

dexter · Post by **dexter** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:18 am

Jimmy wrote:
dexter wrote:A
Was that a pocket post?

woops...

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:51 pm

I ended up getting one of these. Total came to $123 USD shipped to my door and there also was no duty. I purchased mine from http://www.barrelsonline.com/ShowProduct.aspx?ID=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:53 pm

Do you have to wax and swell it before you can use it?

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:56 pm

jeffsmith wrote:Do you have to wax and swell it before you can use it?

Didn't have to wax it, but did fill it full of water and let it sit for a couple of hours to swell and check if there were any leaks.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:01 pm

canuck wrote:
jeffsmith wrote:Do you have to wax and swell it before you can use it?
Didn't have to wax it, but did fill it full of water and let it sit for a couple of hours to swell and check if there were any leaks.

Interesting. I may look into one of these myself. That's a pretty reasonable price!

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:05 pm

jeffsmith wrote:
canuck wrote:
jeffsmith wrote:Do you have to wax and swell it before you can use it?
Didn't have to wax it, but did fill it full of water and let it sit for a couple of hours to swell and check if there were any leaks.
Interesting. I may look into one of these myself. That's a pretty reasonable price!

Yeah, I thought that the price was very reasonable myself. I kinda wish that I would of purchased two of them now. Maybe I'll purchase another one and have my new logo engraved on it.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:07 pm

canuck wrote: Yeah, I thought that the price was very reasonable myself. I kinda wish that I would of purchased two of them now. Maybe I'll purchase another one and have my new logo engraved on it.

Sounds like a good idea.

Post by **GillettBreweryCnslt** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:19 pm

I'd be in for a group buy if it made economical sense. I'd like 1.

Post by **Jimmy** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:31 pm

So I'm going to get my hands on one of these that's been used for aging wine. Is there any type of beer that would benefit the most from aging in a barrel that had previously been used for wine?