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===Vinnie Nail===
Steps <ref>[http://babblebelt.com/newboard/thread.html?tid=1108752780&th=1303745352 Quoted email from Vinnie Cilurzo on the Burgundian Babble Belt forum. Retrieved 12/1/2016.] </ref>:
# When the barrel is full of beer and with a bung in the bunghole to prevent extra spillage, drill a hole using a 7/64 drill bit in the middle of the barrel head.
# Quickly but gently hammer in the 1-1/2" nail.
# Wax around the nail if it keeps weeping.
# To pull a sample, remove the nail with pliers (remove the bung if there is not enough pressure), take a sample, and then hammer in the nail again.
# Keep 2" steel nails handy in case the hole in the barrel head starts to get too big.
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/#97990a102/=109otq7 McMaster-Carr Type 316 Stainless Steel Nail; 4D Size, 1-1/2" Length, Approximately 200 Pieces/Pack] and the [http://www.mcmaster.com/#97990a104/=109ouzq 6D Size, 2" Length for a backup if the hole gets bigger (as per Vinnie).]
* [http://babblebelt.com/newboard/thread.html?tid=1108752780&th=1303745352 Burgundeon Babble Belt Forum post by B-Dub that shares an email from Vinnie regarding his nail technique.]