adryargument
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I have a 100L French Oak barrel which is waiting to be used.
A mate of mine has just offered me either 25 or 50L of medical/food grade ethanol (96~99%) that he has spare. (Cane sugar based)
Currently i plan to dump 50L into the cask with 50L of water and let time do its thing until i dilute it to 38% in a few years (Similar to how Bourbon is aged- thank you discovery channel!).
However if i am only able to grab 25L would a 25/75 mix of eth/water be to low alc % to remain bug free over 2-3 years?
Is it possible to cask only 75L at once if its spirits, will this be affected by the cask breathing??
Anything else i may have missed?
A mate of mine has just offered me either 25 or 50L of medical/food grade ethanol (96~99%) that he has spare. (Cane sugar based)
Currently i plan to dump 50L into the cask with 50L of water and let time do its thing until i dilute it to 38% in a few years (Similar to how Bourbon is aged- thank you discovery channel!).
However if i am only able to grab 25L would a 25/75 mix of eth/water be to low alc % to remain bug free over 2-3 years?
Is it possible to cask only 75L at once if its spirits, will this be affected by the cask breathing??
Anything else i may have missed?