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Second, the staves of smaller barrels are generally thinner allows greater oxygen permeability. So smaller barrels, both by surface area to volume ratio and by generally thinner staves, allow greater O2 transfer to the beer than larger barrels. Homebrewers may wish to counteract this O2 transfer by waxing smaller barrels <ref> [http://www.funkfactorygeuzeria.com/2012/02/paraffin-waxing-barrel.html Funk Factory Barrel Waxing] </ref>.
==Using Barrelsfor fermentation and/or aging==
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'''Should you top off or not?''' Yes (Tilqiun, Rare Barrel) No (Rare Barrel<ref name='Jester King on the Sour Hour, pt.2'>[http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/the-sour-hour-episode-15/ Jester King on the Sour Hour part 2]</ref>(~7 minutes in), Jester King<ref name='Jester King on the Sour Hour, pt.2'/>(~7 minutes in), Crooked Stave)
'''Should you clean your barrel after every use?''' Jester King reports preferring barrels that get a bit more yeast in them (when using barrels as secondary vessels) and they may use barrels for 2-3 subsequent beers before rinsing out the trub<ref name='Jester King on the Sour Hour, pt.2'/>(~9 minutes in, ~16 minutes in).
===Modifying barrels===
Casey, Ale Apothecary, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1173939389300940/ Ethan Protas MTF Thread]
==Barrel Care==
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===Swelling barrels===
Swelling barrels involves soaking the heads and/or staves of a barrel with water to cause them to swell up and form a tight seal. If a barrel has been stored dry, it might be necessary to swell the barrel, or at least leak test it, before filling it with beer. The Rare Barrel swells barrels in a couple of different ways. When they are not worried about preserving the character of what was prevously held in the barrel, they fill the barrels with water without storage chemicals for a maximum of 48 hours before changing water if the barrel is not fully swollen <ref>[http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/the-sour-hour-episode-16/ The Sour Hour Episode 16]</ref> (~33 minutes in).---To do--- external swelling (ref rare barrel, Tilquin head swelling, Todd Ashman Eclipse)
===Cleaning===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqL1uIk6-D4 Ryan Steagal's video of repairing a hole in the side of a barrel.]
* [http://napaofbeer.com/2012/06/14/how-to-clean-a-barrel/ Cleaning barrels with Gordon Schuck of Funkwerks]
* [http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/the-sour-hour-episode-16/ The Sour Hour with James Shamas discussing small barrels for homebrewers]
===Racking Canes===