Indiana Homebrew Club Barrel Aged Beer Competition.

[sirgiovanni]

I've always read you can just use a common brew cleaner. But then you need to fill it back up again.

Otherwise the wood can get screwed up.

[jefrey3]

If the barrel is empty can I use it until fall. I would like to age the rest of my stout in it.

Fossil guys were talking smack at the festival in Clarkville, IN on Saturday.

[john mills]

I think storing your stout in it is a good idea Jack. It keeps the barrel in use, until possibly fall-winter when the club could make another group beer.

[Chris Norrick]

Nice story on Indiana Beer covering all the clubs:

http://indianabeer.blogspot.com/2010/04 ... ebrew.html

[jefrey3]

From looking at all the pictures, we also have the best barrel stand. It seems to be the only one on wheels.

[Chris Norrick]

The club took second place in the comp! Congrats to all that helped make the brew day and beer a great success!

[Dutch]

So where did we finish up with respect to the New Albanian wager?

[Chris Norrick]

We won that little wager. I did talk to some of the FOSSILS and they graciously conceded defeat. Arrangements have yet to be made for delivery.

[Chris Norrick]

Do we have any bottles of this that can be sent up to Jasper for the homebrew contest?

[JohnD]

Since I'll have a corny cold for the WSSC BBQ contest this weekend, I can bottle enough for the Strassenfest entry.

[Chris Norrick]

I bottled up a six pack tonight and man I think my keg is way bourbony than the keg we had at Brewers Cup. It was the last keg out of the barrel. I did some experiments and blended it with plain old ale. I got all the way to 1/4 oaked and 3/4 plain and enjoyed it better than the straight stuff.