et1883 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Well, now we have these top bung barrels, and would like instead to store them on their sides, horizontal on a barrel rack. Any experience with that? Will top bung stay closed? Hate to see prized product coming out where it shouldn't. Plus, thinking to add bung hole in a stave after we've done that. Any recommendations on bung hole cutters? The horizontal storage works better for us but need to make some adjustment in these top bung barrels. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoJoe Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 We get some used barrels from another local distillery that has them in the top, but we store them sideways. So far so good. Just gotta make sure the bung is pounded in pretty snugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Haas Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I have occasionally had the opposite problem. A barrel with a side bung that I want to store vertically. In some cases, I have made a "safety" to go over the side bung. A strip of stainless sheet held by some copper nails. Probably not necessary, but better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et1883 Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 thanks, Jedd, we were thinking of just that as a cover to prevent the bung from escaping on its own, but have kept our barrels vertical at the moment. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKDistiller Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I often convert barrels from head fill to side fill. What I do is hammer in a silicone bung into the head hole, fix a piece of wood to cover the bung with stainless steel screws. Normally you have to chisel out a section of the wood to fit cleanly with the bung. Then all you do is use a hole saw and bore out a new bung hole into one of the larger staves. I've only been doing this for a few months but so far no major issues. If the replacement bung is undersized you may need to use flashing to get a better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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