Aging your beer in barrels can add exciting new depths of aroma and flavor to your final beer. … When the beer is first in the barrel, it will begin to absorb very strong caramel and vanilla flavors, as well as any flavors left over from the previous beer or spirit residing in it, if any.
Just so, how can I Barrel my beer without a barrel?
Basically, you want to add the wood and the whisky flavors to your beer without the barrel. You can introduce the wood flavors by using different types of charred wood media (described in more detail below) that have been soaked in bourbon whiskey. Then, add the mixture to your beer, in the secondary fermenter.
Also question is, can I put beer in a whiskey barrel? Leaving the barrel to dry out can cause problems, from leaks to diminished flavors to unwanted bacteria growth. Resurgence Brewing recommends getting the beer into the barrel “within a few days of it being emptied of bourbon. Once it dries completely, that flavor is going to stay in the wood more stubbornly.”
Keeping this in consideration, how long can you keep Barrel Aged Beer?
180 days