hope so. Except degassing, will the wood in the barrel expand much as it get soaked with beer? Since ca 1/5th of the barrel was dried out, can it be due to expansion of the wood that presses the fluid out?
I am just finished primary fermentation of a barley wine and experiencing a wired issue. I have a relative new oak barrel, only had cleaning solution in it and it has been standing for maybe a year. I have topped off the barrel now and then with solution. I have now made a barley wine which I...