If you're a fan of barrel-aged beers and also a homebrewer, you've probably wondered what it would take to get those great oak and liquor barrel flavors into your own brews. While oak barrels and used liquor barrels aren't too hard to find, it's not necessary to actually age your beer in a barrel to get that same flavor. Options available to homebrewers include: Bourbon Barrel Chunks: You can find these in grilling supply stores, homebrew shops, and other retailers. These are large chunks of barrels used to age bourbon, sliced into chunks. Although often sold as a wood to be used for grilling meats and vegetables, it works just fine for brewing. These can be used to make a liquor tea or oak tea, which can be added at bottling time. These can also be added during the aging phase once fermentation has finished. I've even added them during the boil and left them in the beer during fermentation and aging. Oak Chips, Cubes, and Spirals: ...