Anyone happen to have a lead on half-sized (30G/110L) barrels for sale in Nor Cal? I’ve found a few new options and may pick one up for cabernet. But for the life of me haven’t been able to track down a used one. I’ve been using Flextanks and while they seem to work well enough, what I’ve aged in barrel has been so much better. Totally makes sense that people hang onto these in the rare event they have them, but worth a shot.
If you are looking for used barrel might check with the Beverage People in Santa Rosa. Good luck
Both Taransaud and Francois Freres sell half barrels.Or, at least they did when I was in business. Used small barrels are rare.
Tyler@francoisfreresusa.com
moke@mokebarrels.com
Thank you both. Got lucky and tracked down two 30g Sylvain with a couple years on them - winery got sick of them not fitting right on their racks. $30 a pop and saved me $750 for a new one!
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Laying down a couple slats from a broken down full barrel will seat a half barrel in a rack.