Mini Hybrid Barrels?

[Ty520]

Deos anyone have any experience with any of those mini hybrid barrels (stainless body/wood heads) for home wine aging from companies like Bad Motivator or Fusion Barrel Works?

they claim its the most accurate way to mimic a full size barrel at the home scale?

 

[Ohio Bob]

To be honest, I’d never heard of such a thing. But it’s really intriguing. I could imagine disassembling the barrel for storage and assembling as needed. Also you could probably get replacement heads to bring the barrel back to “new” status. I’m seriously thinking about it.

 

[ChuckD]

To be honest, I’d never heard of such a thing. But it’s really intriguing. I could imagine disassembling the barrel for storage and assembling as needed. Also you could probably get replacement heads to bring the barrel back to “new” status. I’m seriously thinking about it.

I looked and the head (only one) is press fit in the barrels… It looks like the barrel rim may be rolled inward to hold the head. I’d want to make sure it could be removed and replaced DIY style. If it could, making a new one should be simple