"JEP62" > wrote in message
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> Bob wrote:
> >
> > Is there no remedy? Soaking the barrel with boiling water or
> chemical
> > cleaners, charring it, burning sulfur sticks etc. Forgive my
> ignorance, I
> > don't have a wooden barrel yet.
> > Bob
> > --
>
>
> If it's from bacterial contamination of the barrel, it can be very
> difficult to eliminate. Ozone has shown some promise, but that's not
> something a home winemaker is probably going to consider.
>
> I think it comes down to the risk your willing to take. You may knock
> down the bacteria enough, but if the barrel is at the end of its life
> anyway, why take a chance of infecting another batch of wine.

Thanks Andy; I was under the impression that a barrel has a much longer
life than that, decades or more. Learn something new every day!
Bob
--
The voice inside my head claims to be a psychiatrist.

> Andy
>