Adds practitioner-level operational detail and preserves cooperage variability; use it to explain char levels without implying universal specifications.
The passage follows the distinction between slower toasting and quicker charring and precedes a discussion of char effects on the barrel.
Strickland describes charring as briefly igniting the barrel interior. Common char levels are managed by flame time, but both timing and temperature vary among cooperages.
PDF p. 37; ebook p. 24
PDF p. 37; ebook p. 24
Chapter 1 — The Cask, barrel firing
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Evidence
Strickland describes charring as briefly igniting the barrel interior. Common char levels are managed by flame time, but both timing and temperature vary among cooperages.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: PDF p. 37; ebook p. 24
End: PDF p. 37; ebook p. 24
Source section: Chapter 1 — The Cask, barrel firing
Context
The passage follows the distinction between slower toasting and quicker charring and precedes a discussion of char effects on the barrel.
Annotation
Adds practitioner-level operational detail and preserves cooperage variability; use it to explain char levels without implying universal specifications.
Verification
Status: Verified
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