Sulfur stick hanger

I need to make something for hanging through the small bung hole (35 mm diameter) of my 30 liter barrel so that I can burn sulfur sticks in there. I would like to make this as fool proof as possible ie. so I can't accidently dump the contents into the barrel. Any suggestions for what to use?

Thanks Brian

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Brian Lundeen
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I've used a 1/16" inch drill t odrill a tiny hold through a bung that would fit in the hole, then inserted a re-bent wire hanger with a hook on the end to hold the sulfur wick. I cut the hnager to an appropriate length, bend it 90 degrees to itself on one end so it can't fall through the bung, and bend up a small hook on the other end, the end which goes in the barrel.

You need to make a small hole in the wick you wnat to burn to hang it from the hook, but that's easy with an awl or whatever.

Dave

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David C Breeden

Hanging the wick in the bunghole by a piece of wire works, but you will likely get sulfur drips on the bottom of the barrel. If you ever use that barrel for a fermenter you're **guaranteed** to get H2S formed during the fermentation.

IOW, your candle holder needs to have some sort of drip catcher, unless you only use the barrel for finished (dry) reds.

Tom S

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FWIW, that hasn't been my experience.

I have only a couple of years experience sulfuring chard barrels without "drip catchers," but in those couple of years we haven't had H2S problems in our barrel fermented chards.

We tend to have more H2S problems in the tank fermented chards.

Dave

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David C Breeden

Tom, it depends on which kind of sulfur stick you use. There are two kinds I have tried, one thick and one thin. The thick ones (the thickness of a piece of cardboard) do drip when burned so you have to employ a drip catcher. I bought a small stainless steel device from my local wine supply store but never really liked it. Sulfur drips build up in the bottom and are hard to clean out.

The thin ones (the thickness of heavy card stock) don't drip. I have been sulfuring barrels with the thin ones for ten years using the wire through the bung method and never had a drip.

Eric T.

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