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Thread: Timber port & spirit kegs
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25th July 2006, 10:23 AM #1New Member
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Timber port & spirit kegs
Hi,
Has anyone out there made their own timber kegs for storing spirits.
I am reasonably handy with timber, and would love to give it a go.
I checked the web for instructions but did not have much luck. Does anyone know of a site where i can grab instructions for different sizes and how they are constructed
Thanks
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25th July 2006, 10:36 AM #2
You are looking for Cooperage info. Cooper, the craft of crafting Barrels and kegs. As for making your own, I prefer to buy them from a Still. I can get a 50 gal barrel fresh from the aging shed for $20 USD
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25th July 2006, 10:43 AM #3
Try looking under cooperage, coopers etc. I used to work at the Swan Brewery WA and I learnt that the Coopers used bullrushes from the Swan River banks to seal the seams.
good luck
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25th July 2006, 10:44 AM #4
As the timber used in the keg imparts a distinctive flavour to the spirits it is important to use oak for the keg.
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25th July 2006, 10:53 AM #5
Here's some stuff...
http://www.schmeider.bizland.com/Tour.htm
http://www.yankeegardener.com/garden...oreya-186.html
http://www.ukcraftfairs.com/coopering.asp
Oak seems to be the favoured timber, anyone any idea why, could they be made from other hardwoods?
HH.Always look on the bright side...
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25th July 2006, 11:06 AM #6
Here's some more links, but doesn't seem to be many step-by-step ones. The last one is for a book that looks OK.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRA...ering-msg.html
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life...s/tradecoo.cfm
http://www.wthines.com/White%20Coopering.htm
http://www.cambiumbooks.com/books/lo...0-941936-16-3/
I've got a small keg (5l) made in Bundaberg by the cooper up there. Unfortunately I drank too much port from it and thereby dried the wood, and now leaks. I've tried to make a coopered beer stein from red cedar, just a tapered shape, not the swollen bellied keg shape, and I had no luck keeping beer in it!! Apart from the stuff that flowed out the top , my seams weren't water tight no matter how much tinkering I tried!!:eek:
Good luck,Andy Mac
Change is inevitable, growth is optional.
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25th July 2006, 11:26 AM #7
Here's another book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...283155&s=books
HH.Always look on the bright side...
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