Cider Chat Ep: 168 Barrel Aging Ciders with Ryan

168: Barrel Aging Cider Inspiration

Using Oak Barrels in Cidermaking – What do you want to know? Ryan Monkman of FieldBird Cider based in Prince Edward County, Ontario Canada presented an extended seminar on Oak Barrels at CiderCon 2019 in Chicago. The workshop description: It’s like a Choose-Your-Own Adventure book…but with booze. A dozen mini-talks on oak. The crowd decides … Read more

131 Cider Barrels, Ryan, Thierry, Louis

131: Cider Barrels with a Cooper, a Maker & Thierry Lemaire

Cider Barrel Maintenance The craft of making an oak barrel is called “cooperage” and the person who applies this craft is called a “cooper”. The skills of this trade have been passed down through the centuries. The tree and the wood chosen to become a barrel has to meet specific criteria, such as having a … Read more