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tl;dr: This company has become a scam I wanted to share my experience to warn fellow brewers. I purchased a barrel with them in 2014 and things went well, so I figured I'd return for another barrel. I preordered an FEW bourbon barrel in October. When the barrel was due, he contacted me saying...

I bought a used 15 gallon bourbon barrel, and it's on its fourth beer. I did two clean beers, then finished a Flemish red that was already 8 months old. It's currently full with a 3 month old blonde sour. The flavors from the barrel have been outstanding, but it's still a very oaky barrel. I'm...

I have read that one shouldn't make starters with mixed cultures as the ratio of the various yeasts/bacterias get unbalanced. I have also heard that the first beer made with the roselare blend won't be as tart as subsequent beers tossed on the yeastcake. I am planning on a sour with an og of...

I am planning out a sour stout with an OG of 1.090. I plan to use a mixed culture(either yeast bay's mélange or roselare). I would normally make a big starter for a clean beer with this gravity. What about for mixed cultures? Anyone have any experience with the pros/cons of this?

Hey all, I have 15 gallons of quad that has finished aging in a barrel. I plan to keg 5 gallons, bottle 5 gallons, and split the remaining 5 gallons into 3 gallon carboys. I want to add something to the carboys but other than plums I am drawing a blank. Any suggestions?