Pabst started experimenting with steel barrels in 1910, and by the 1930s they had become the industry standard. The materials ...

Part of the long barrel-making process is attributed to ... but the most commonly used for barrel staves is American (or white) oak. The wood is notorious for being leak-proof but also for ...

Making a barrel by hand is a precise science. And one family business in southern Spain has been perfecting the process since 1975. Tonelería Herfe makes thousands of artisanal wooden barrels for ...

While warehouse workers are vital to any whiskey-making ... of American oak staves were used to finish the bourbon, with 10 staves of the same variety inserted into each barrel.

The barrel head and surrounding staves are made out of oak and it is relatively small in size which makes it easily transportable. The barrel was discovered in 1936 in a refuse pit at Bar Hill ...

Barrel Making ... the burning of oak chips or some combination of these is used in the three-part heating process. The first application of heat (the warming stage) is called chauffage, the bending of ...