OrneryGringo
OrneryGringo OP t1_iujr303 wrote
Reply to comment by thelastdarkwingduck in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
Okay, this is very interesting actually, thank you for this distraction! But Im wondering now. Recently I was in a small whiskey shop looking for a specific whiskey and the owner told me that whiskeys from time to time get "washed" by letting it flow trought oak shivers or coal or whatever after the aging proces. Does this have a purpose in regards to the re-purposed barrels you descripe?
OrneryGringo OP t1_iuj8rt6 wrote
Reply to comment by dt030 in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
Does this mean, that with the bacteria today, the ground isn't able to "make" coal any more?
OrneryGringo OP t1_iuj8f4l wrote
Reply to comment by Gnonthgol in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
I would like to be distracted into this topic a little more. I drink whiskey and i know that some whiskey have the selling point of "aged on cherry barrels" or something like this. Can every barrel be reused for this purpose?
OrneryGringo OP t1_iuj80w4 wrote
Reply to comment by dt030 in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
This comment only made me that more interessted in to know how bacteria did not "knew how to decompose wood". Is this like a evolution theory kind of story?
OrneryGringo OP t1_iuj2wyy wrote
Reply to comment by Gnonthgol in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
This is actually very insightfull, thanks.
OrneryGringo OP t1_iujuvtm wrote
Reply to comment by kmosiman in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo
You right, it was supposed to be Sherry!