Ok guys , here is a REALLY simple way .
Turn the barrel UPSIDE-DOWN and then burn your wicks . The heat and gasses
rise , any drips drip on the floor ( or your hand <GRIN> )
Greg
"Gr8pluvr" > wrote in message
...
> << Hanging the wick in the bunghole by a piece of wire works, but you will
> likely get sulfur drips on the bottom of the barrel. >>
>
>
> Tom, it depends on which kind of sulfur stick you use. There are two
kinds I
> have tried, one thick and one thin. The thick ones (the thickness of a
piece
> of cardboard) do drip when burned so you have to employ a drip catcher. I
> bought a small stainless steel device from my local wine supply store but
never
> really liked it. Sulfur drips build up in the bottom and are hard to
clean
> out.
>
> The thin ones (the thickness of heavy card stock) don't drip. I have been
> sulfuring barrels with the thin ones for ten years using the wire through
the
> bung method and never had a drip.
>
> Eric T.