to finish this off
i bought a bottle of the cheapest port i could find every week when i took my step daughter to guitar lessons (i had to do something sitting around for an hour)and put it in the barrel with a small flask of brandy
so the blend was left for a few months to do what it does and man it was nice ,the brandy and the 6 bottles of different branded ports come up a treat
i now have a 20 litre barrell that needs to be put together (i was given it from a guy at work as he let it dry out) i think i will just use a bulk port wth a 700ml bottle of brandy and see how it goes
greg
ps has any one got a recipe for home brew port?