I noticed the other day the Big Green Shed has oak barrels (aprox 200lit) for $199...(assuming they are sound/leak proof...didnt have a close look)
Heres the thang... i know it is not advisable to age a small volume of spirit, say 20lit, in a very large barrel...volume v spirit contact...i get that a smaller , say full 10lit barrel will age faster (maybe better).
Is there any merit whatsoever in ageing 20 odd lit of spirit in a 200lit barrel... will it spoil/ leak. I was hoping to use it as a kind of 'top up' vessel and keep adding to it as each batch was ready.
Dumb?