Amazingly, it swelled up nicely and stopped leaking after a few days. It's been filled for the last couple of weeks with the above mentionned holding solution. The inside smells pretty decent at the moment. The plan is to use it next week end (if all goes well). I'm tempted of fermenting...
Thanks for the advice :) Indeed, it doesn't make much sense to invest too much time in this project, but it keeps me dreaming of what will happen if it does all work out in the end! Fingers crossed :) Cheers!
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Found an old 10 gal oak barrel that was previously used for red wine. The barrel was stored empty in a basement for a long time. It's in great condition but the inside smells like old musty basement... Do you think there's a way of cleaning out that smell or should I just it as a...