Gene, Tom, Thanks, I'm and electronics guy so I know what Gene is getting at. I doubt I could get away with getting a lamp in there without blowing up the bulb. I did try running a heat gun in the bung originally. I just did not have enough energy to do anything useful.
I have a turbo torch and thought about taking one end off and toasting it with that but the fuel is all wrong, I might end up with the taste of burnt acetylene whatever that would taste like.
I am thinking of pulling off a head and hitting it with the heat gun though. I'm pretty sure I can get to 700 F with mine, and can get my hands on a hotter one. I can try the gun on the outside first to see what I am getting into.
Problem: HelpHi Matthew, specific gravity is, (very) simply speaking, a measure of how much sugar is in the water, compared to water without any in. Alcohol is less dense than water and therefore a reduction in...
I'm sure Tom is right about this being bent with steam, it's not a very pretty barrel to be honest. The one thing I am pretty sure of is I don't want to put any more wine in it as is. I just don't like it. The safer play may be the hot water soaks, I need to get the bulk of the wine out of the surface if I am going to try to toast it anyway.
Thanks, Joe
