Bugs in Barrel?

[MrSnrub]

I recently bottled a batch of stout that I had aged in a rye whiskey barrel for a few weeks. I tasted the beer at bottling and noticed a faint sourness, so I'm guessing some bugs may have taken up residence in the wood. Are my subsequent beers at risk of becoming sour if I use the same bottling equipment, or is the concentration of bugs in my stout so low that the plastic is unlikely to be infected?

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

You should completely sanitize your equipment after each use so as long as you sanitize appropriately it should not be an issue.

 

[MrSnrub]

I sanitized before bottling, naturally, but afterward I just rinsed. Is it too late?

 

[levifunk]

If bugs got into the beer, it isn't likely to be due to the barrel aging. Whiskey would have killed any bugs in the wood and left you with a sanitary barrel.