My dad was one of only 6 people in nz years ago that could make them by hand , I doubt he had all this shit lol . Makes ya wonder how the fck did he do it , was during the late 80s early 90s
Many people have asked about fitting the tops and bottoms into the barrel (the 'heads') which did not happen during my visit: a slot is cut inside the barrel, round its whole circumference, near the top and bottom. To fit the 'head' piece, a couple of the steel rings are removed to loosen the staves slightly, and the head is manipulated into the slot. When the rings are hammered back down it tightens the barrel staves and the head piece is firmly squeezed into the slot. I hope you enjoy the film :) th-cam.com/video/BReofCcAx-Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Al. Yes, as I have said elsewhere, there are some stages that just were not happening during my short and unplanned visit, but I hope 90% of the process is there and explained clearly enough - and is helpful :)
I'm a cooper in scotland and it was a 4 year apprenticeship and i'm still learning shit to this day and i've been doing it nearly 10 year never did college though and do all of it by hand years ago it was like a 10 year apprenticeship
@@garyreid8082 What made you want to become a cooper? Every job I've ever got was because I took the first thing that cam along. This seems like more of a field you go into because you really want to.
Hi Gustavo. The staves are cut by machine, but I was not able to film that part of the process unfortunately. So the video is not perfect, but I hope it is still useful :)
Agreed. As well as the selection process for the individual staves to form the perfectly-sized barrel. Lots of skill missed by relying on machines too.
To make one misunderstanding clear: I guess the author heard "collège" in its Burgundy context and translate it in "College" in a US context... in most cases you are in a collège (or Lycée) from 14y to 17/18 y old and then choose your track. and yes it can take 3 years to become a skilled professionnal (at 20/21) when you didn't choose to become a professionnal at 16 but even then 6 years to become a highly skilled professionnal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnons_du_Devoir
Thanks Scott. I guess barrels might be used for grains and pulses somewhere around the world, but here in the UK they would purely be decorative, not used for commercial transport or storage - probably too expensive and heavy?
Hello there! First I want to thank you on this video, i have learn many stuff from this perfect video, but one thing I need to know before I start to make my first barrel (God help me)... how much degrees I need on board edge? It's depends on number of boards, right? For example If I use 20 boards I need to split 360 degrees on all edges i have (21), so my egde on board will be 18 degrees? Can someone tell me more about this and please corect me if I am wrong! Greetings from Serbia!
Bon, c'est bien!!!.....Mon papa tonnelier totalement manuel savait cela à la perfection....il faut être très fort en dessin et coupe du bois!!!......les tonneaux destinés à contenir de l'alcool sont encore plus difficiles à faire car il faut un jointage bien supérieur... Le grand travail est de changer une douve sans démonter le tonneau!!!!.... ça c'est extraordinaire... chapeau bas au Papa... gloire à lui... moi je suis un nada à côté!!........By
Apologies but I cannot remember: I used several royalty-free music clips to put the video together, but after 4 years I have forgotten the names of the pieces :)
Someone commented about the time involved to become a cooper.....it was and still is the longest standing apprenticeship in the world....when done with hand tools only. Your working with 2 different compound curves on a curved surface and accomplishing this all with only a drawknife sitting on a coopers workhorse.....on if only the hemeroids could speak......
You might be interested in this video of an old cooper in Ireland. It was from a series called 'Hands', which traveled the country documenting the craft of the country. It was very fortunate that the series was made, for all these craftsmen and women, are now gone and their craft gone with them to the grave. www.dailymotion.com/video/xnjbz4
Hi Stephen, well the flame is doing the work: charring the barrels to a greater or lesser extent as required by the cooper or the customer who has placed the order: the charring can be done with any flame really, as it is the charring of the barrel itself that gives the level of "toast". Using toasted oak chips, or steel tanks lined inside with toasted oak staves, is a cheaper alternative to using barrels.
Does anyone know would a barrell stay strong and not fall apart if one of the bottoms is completely cut out to make a big pot for a plant for example? Thanks :)
Don't cut it out. Remove the end by taking off the end hoop and loosen the quarter hoop, then quarter hoop and end hoop just needs hammered back on tight again.
Heating softens the wood so it can be bent, but also charring the inside of the barrel contributes to the 'smoky' aroma and flavour. The barrels will last for decades, but after the first half dozen uses won't really impart any aroma or flavour.
That all depends on the level of 'toast' the barrel maker wants, and the winery who buys the barrels wants: heavily charred barrels impart more of a charry, toast and coffee character to the wine.
This video really clarify how wine barrels are made. Motor City Barrels also providing the Wine Barrel Table. Our vision is to create high-end rustic eclectic furniture and decor. All of our products are hand crafted.
The answer appears to be that it actually makes manipulating barrels easier - especially once full of wine and very, very heavy - as you can change direction as you roll very easily. I was also told it makes the structure stronger and able to withstand the pressure of the liquid inside.
Originally the purpose of the barrels was to both ferment and store the wine. These days wine is typically fermented in huge stainless steel fermentation tanks, then transferred to barrels to age. Aging both mellows the wine and allows more complex flavors to develop. The reason for using oak is that the wood imparts various flavors to the wine that are considered desirable.
Apologies, but these were Creative Commons free samples I put together - but it was back in 2015 and to be honest I cannot remember. There's an app called shazzam that might recognise them.
This is not cooperage, but assembly. All the staves are machined, the bands self tightening, and the rammed home by a machine. Even a machine puts all the staves together and the base groove cut by a programmed lathe, as will the bottom be. So the skill it takes three years at collage and three years in apprenticeship to learn is how to light a fire in a barrel. It reflects the modern process of making supermarket vinegar....sorry, ‘wine’.
Même si certains ne voudront pas le croire ... il est possible de changer une douve d'une barrique sans démonter celle-ci!!!..., mon papa le faisait!!!... Tambien si algunos no lo quieren acreditar es possible de cambiar una plancha de un barrel sin desarmarlo!!!... mi papa lo hacia facil!!!..... trabajo de pecision!!.. By...
There is a traditional Australian cooper that does a video showing how to make a bucket. He shows how to taper the rings. Barrels are bigger but the same process. although modern they probably use cold roll rather than a hammer.
Toasting does two things. Heats up the wood to make it more flexible for bending the staves into a barrel, and starts to caramelize the wood sugars to add flavor to the wine. (Toasting and charring are two different steps)
Hi Frank, not a secret, just something that wasn't happening during my visit. If you read my description of the video just below it on TH-cam you will see that I describe the process for installing the head pieces in some detail which I hope makes up for not being able to film it.
Devrim, barrels can last many, many years, but each year give the wine less and less aroma and flavour from the oak. Barrels are expensive, somewhere around 700 - 800 euros each.
Jim, the bung is always in the centre of the barrel, so I guess you choose one of the broader and thicker staves, so the barrel structure won't be weakend too much by the hole.
Jim Pursley the temporary bands are removed, which allows the staves to spread open, allowing the ends to be fitted into the grooves. Then the final bands are fitted, closing the staves around the ends.
@@nikimilky Yes, absolutely. Barrels can be re-used many times, and a lot of winemakers prefer barrels that have been used 1 to 3 times before instead of new barrels, as they don't give such a strong 'oaky' character to the wine.
In my country they use boiling for softening the wood using direct fire is considered primitive because the wood catches smoke taste, and more fuel is wasted for the fire. This is not very efficient.
Pity how they missed out how the ends go in and the whole thing polished up.
I am really wondering how they put the heads in the grooves!
This is amazing. And so detailed. I just wondered and to watch it this fast was great. Thank you very much for the text/subtitles.
I've only seen barrels made in the traditional way before. That pulley system and the adjustable hoop sure make the process a heck of a lot easier.
My dad was one of only 6 people in nz years ago that could make them by hand , I doubt he had all this shit lol . Makes ya wonder how the fck did he do it , was during the late 80s early 90s
Amazing. No glue, no fill-in, and no leaking.
An excellent video with great descriptions Tom. Well done.
Tim Pearson Cheers Tim - delighted you enjoyed it. A fascinating experience to watch the whole process.
Thanks Tom Cannavan - you have a real gift. Hope to see you soon.
Many people have asked about fitting the tops and bottoms into the barrel (the 'heads') which did not happen during my visit: a slot is cut inside the barrel, round its whole circumference, near the top and bottom. To fit the 'head' piece, a couple of the steel rings are removed to loosen the staves slightly, and the head is manipulated into the slot. When the rings are hammered back down it tightens the barrel staves and the head piece is firmly squeezed into the slot. I hope you enjoy the film :) th-cam.com/video/BReofCcAx-Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Al. Yes, as I have said elsewhere, there are some stages that just were not happening during my short and unplanned visit, but I hope 90% of the process is there and explained clearly enough - and is helpful :)
@@PashaCooper cool stuff. That helps a lot.
Barrel making is an art, a really skilled craft, but a SIX YEAR study period, seems excessive, REALLY excessive.
My thoughts exactly, I get the 3 years apprentice, but three years of college?
I'm a cooper in scotland and it was a 4 year apprenticeship and i'm still learning shit to this day and i've been doing it nearly 10 year never did college though and do all of it by hand years ago it was like a 10 year apprenticeship
@@garyreid8082 What made you want to become a cooper? Every job I've ever got was because I took the first thing that cam along. This seems like more of a field you go into because you really want to.
You wouldn’t want to start looking at Japanese crafts then because they can apprentice for 10-20 years for something like making sushi
I doubt you'd become proficient at stave making in a year. Oak is expensive and you wouldn't want to screw up too often.
Absolutely love it, new sub from Australia 🇦🇺
An awesome skill, well filmed.
Would have been good to see the whole process not just 3 quarters of the process.
I was thinking the exact same thing
If the video do not show how the staves are cut, I do not think the video realy shows how barrels are made.
Hi Gustavo. The staves are cut by machine, but I was not able to film that part of the process unfortunately. So the video is not perfect, but I hope it is still useful :)
Agreed. As well as the selection process for the individual staves to form the perfectly-sized barrel. Lots of skill missed by relying on machines too.
@Brian Phillips what you wrote don't answer my question
Great content, very interesting and useful ❤❤❤
To make one misunderstanding clear: I guess the author heard "collège" in its Burgundy context and translate it in "College" in a US context...
in most cases you are in a collège (or Lycée) from 14y to 17/18 y old and then choose your track. and yes it can take 3 years to become a skilled professionnal (at 20/21) when you didn't choose to become a professionnal at 16 but even then 6 years to become a highly skilled professionnal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnons_du_Devoir
I use to supply white oak to a barrel stave company here in the USA so seeing this video was a cool memory.
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Man, I worked at a cabinet shop when I was in high school and I hated getting splinters there. I can only imagine what these guys must go through.
Where did this music come from? Sample heads would have field day!
I wonder how liquor is stored in them for 15 or 30 years without any leakage?
Good video im surprised beans and other grains are not still used in barrels
Thanks Scott. I guess barrels might be used for grains and pulses somewhere around the world, but here in the UK they would purely be decorative, not used for commercial transport or storage - probably too expensive and heavy?
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What a relaxing video.
Brilliant skill.
It's 2 am, and I'm learning how to make a barrel.
Good video, however doesn't show how the top and bottom are installed.
@Brian Phillips please say your being sarcastic.
dude spent 3 years on making a perfect barrel, i need to change my career
At that rate you'd never retire!
Not going to show us how they cap it? They cut the grooves and then the caps magically appear?
The music is like something from a video game.
Hello there! First I want to thank you on this video, i have learn many stuff from this perfect video, but one thing I need to know before I start to make my first barrel (God help me)... how much degrees I need on board edge? It's depends on number of boards, right? For example If I use 20 boards I need to split 360 degrees on all edges i have (21), so my egde on board will be 18 degrees? Can someone tell me more about this and please corect me if I am wrong! Greetings from Serbia!
Probably a little late but I was curious what the outro song was, its very beautiful.
Apologies, but I cannot remember - all were royalty-free music clips, but I didn't keep note of the names.
Bon, c'est bien!!!.....Mon papa tonnelier totalement manuel savait cela à la perfection....il faut être très fort en dessin et coupe du bois!!!......les tonneaux destinés à contenir de l'alcool sont encore plus difficiles à faire car il faut un jointage bien supérieur... Le grand travail est de changer une douve sans démonter le tonneau!!!!.... ça c'est extraordinaire... chapeau bas au Papa... gloire à lui... moi je suis un nada à côté!!........By
Wow i wish i had these for my wines fermenting right now...
Fermenting should not be done in wood containers. That creates headache wine. (I may be misinterpreting your remark)
This is just plain ol impress
0:47 I was waiting for the beat to drop.
How do they keep birds from setting up a house? At 7:27 you've basically got stacks of very inviting bird houses.
Hi My name is john,I produce Grape wine and other traditional wine in myanmar country. So How can I get it and how order this Oak, how much it is?
Louis Latour produces very tasty wine. Our #Chefs enjoy pairing it . Time to cook.
ياسلااااام ! منتهر الروووووووعة!!!
WAAAAAW! how wonderfulllllll!!!
Thats the spirit, a good wine always Carry a wonderfull soul. Thats RUN in the family
What do they do for three years at college that prepares them to do this?
I wonder how much one barrel would cost to buy directly from him
Funny, I was wondering exactly the same thing, also thinking about how many barrels can 1 man build in a day.
is there anyone who knows by which means/technique do the former logs get cut into curved staves?
If I ever have my own winery I want that hot boy working at the burners for me
He's man not A boy
Amazing job. 👏
What is the Music at the Beginning???????????????? Must Know! Beautiful!!!
Apologies but I cannot remember: I used several royalty-free music clips to put the video together, but after 4 years I have forgotten the names of the pieces :)
Hi, Can you ship the barrel to India. I am interested in buying them from you.
Very nice work!!
Assembling barrel from premade parts. How parts are made?!
Someone commented about the time involved to become a cooper.....it was and still is the longest standing apprenticeship in the world....when done with hand tools only. Your working with 2 different compound curves on a curved surface and accomplishing this all with only a drawknife sitting on a coopers workhorse.....on if only the hemeroids could speak......
In England a gun maker apprenticeship used to be 12 years...
I hope the guy hammering those barrels doesn't miss. That's a hell of a heavy hammer. Seems like boring work. Was that a Ferrari in the parking lot?
I've always wondered how the wine never leaks through the wood. Thanks
@@alyciagoode3330 Thanks
How many thumbs were smashed in this video?
in the old days I can see black smiths beating on the heated rings to set them down then allowing cooling for contraction/tightening
Very cool. Well done video. I always hear that french oak staves are split, and not cut but it seems like most cooperages are cutting them.
Split and shaped on the mare because they had no other way of doing it, I suppose.
You might be interested in this video of an old cooper in Ireland. It was from a series called 'Hands', which traveled the country documenting the craft of the country. It was very fortunate that the series was made, for all these craftsmen and women, are now gone and their craft gone with them to the grave. www.dailymotion.com/video/xnjbz4
@@snipper1ie Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@@snipper1ie hello, we split them because it allows the wood fiber to stay continuous and avoid leaking due to grain absorption,
It beomes a wine barrel when the wine is put into it!
it already is as shown. i don't see what you would use this for if not
using gas flames to soften the oak staves , how does that affect the final flavour of the wine , as oppose to using oaks chips fire.
Hi Stephen, well the flame is doing the work: charring the barrels to a greater or lesser extent as required by the cooper or the customer who has placed the order: the charring can be done with any flame really, as it is the charring of the barrel itself that gives the level of "toast". Using toasted oak chips, or steel tanks lined inside with toasted oak staves, is a cheaper alternative to using barrels.
Does anyone know would a barrell stay strong and not fall apart if one of the bottoms is completely cut out to make a big pot for a plant for example? Thanks :)
Don't cut it out. Remove the end by taking off the end hoop and loosen the quarter hoop, then quarter hoop and end hoop just needs hammered back on tight again.
Half the steps of the process are missing ...?!
Beautiful art.
What is the purpose of heating .And how long does this barrel last?
Heating softens the wood so it can be bent, but also charring the inside of the barrel contributes to the 'smoky' aroma and flavour. The barrels will last for decades, but after the first half dozen uses won't really impart any aroma or flavour.
music drives ya nuts
i smoked a blunt before watching this i am trippin out LOL
That was a bit below the barrel
super annoying I muted
This video raises many questions, one of them is that how long barrels should be on over fire?
That all depends on the level of 'toast' the barrel maker wants, and the winery who buys the barrels wants: heavily charred barrels impart more of a charry, toast and coffee character to the wine.
the last musical track sounds like a video game OST track. very familiar! where is it from?
How much one Barrel and how buy this
This video really clarify how wine barrels are made. Motor City Barrels also providing the Wine Barrel Table. Our vision is to create high-end rustic eclectic furniture and decor. All of our products are hand crafted.
What's the benefit of a barrell being bulged like that instead of making it a simple cylinder?
The answer appears to be that it actually makes manipulating barrels easier - especially once full of wine and very, very heavy - as you can change direction as you roll very easily. I was also told it makes the structure stronger and able to withstand the pressure of the liquid inside.
Gummel , strength.
this only shows like half the process...if that.
kind of disappointed actually.
Too bad they don't show you how to "make" a barrel, instead of just showing how to put one together.
If you want to see it done, visit Lebanon, Missouri.
Such an ART!
how long is the toasting phase, and how much fuel is used to bend staves for 1 barrel?
The design of the press at 05:20 is genius. I wonder who invented it.
could have been leanardo davinchi or mahama gandhi
It is called a crowing machine I built hand made wine and whiskey barrels in Kentucky for a few years
Invented by the son of guy who invented dirt. LOL
It was one the guys down at the local barrel press inventing centre
Is it better from the barrel ? Seems like a lot of resources are being used to store wine
amir , many barrels are reused , to store Whiskey for instance.
The young boy is focused
I'd just like to know but what is the purpose of a wine barrel?!
Originally the purpose of the barrels was to both ferment and store the wine. These days wine is typically fermented in huge stainless steel fermentation tanks, then transferred to barrels to age. Aging both mellows the wine and allows more complex flavors to develop. The reason for using oak is that the wood imparts various flavors to the wine that are considered desirable.
Are those for wine only or can I store my kids (if I have them) in it
Could you tell us the name of the tracks please?
Apologies, but these were Creative Commons free samples I put together - but it was back in 2015 and to be honest I cannot remember. There's an app called shazzam that might recognise them.
How many thumbs has he gone through?
Mike Armstrong , those hammer blows were CLOSE!
that track at 3:11 i absolutely need in my life
This is not cooperage, but assembly. All the staves are machined, the bands self tightening, and the rammed home by a machine. Even a machine puts all the staves together and the base groove cut by a programmed lathe, as will the bottom be. So the skill it takes three years at collage and three years in apprenticeship to learn is how to light a fire in a barrel. It reflects the modern process of making supermarket vinegar....sorry, ‘wine’.
EDUCATIONAL
Sad we didn't get to see how the head pieces are actually put into place.
Même si certains ne voudront pas le croire ... il est possible de changer une douve d'une barrique sans démonter celle-ci!!!..., mon papa le faisait!!!... Tambien si algunos no lo quieren acreditar es possible de cambiar una plancha de un barrel sin desarmarlo!!!... mi papa lo hacia facil!!!..... trabajo de pecision!!.. By...
Amazing
Would love to have seen the planks being cut to produce the staves.
And I wanted to make one myself at home.😂😂
I wonder how many times he's smashed his thumb.
Einezweioctopi , amazing, just what I was thinking, my guess, A LOT.
how to make cork honing stick and prossing
I wish that one of these video's would show how they put the taper in the hoops. It is not just flat stock metal.
There is a traditional Australian cooper that does a video showing how to make a bucket. He shows how to taper the rings. Barrels are bigger but the same process. although modern they probably use cold roll rather than a hammer.
Would be good to show how long the toasting takes, at what temperature and why?
Toasting does two things.
Heats up the wood to make it more flexible for bending the staves into a barrel, and starts to caramelize the wood sugars to add flavor to the wine.
(Toasting and charring are two different steps)
It was not shown how the ends are installed after the cutting operation. I suppose some things are kept secret for the sake of the trade.
Hi Frank, not a secret, just something that wasn't happening during my visit. If you read my description of the video just below it on TH-cam you will see that I describe the process for installing the head pieces in some detail which I hope makes up for not being able to film it.
The mastercoopers have learned the ancient art of never needing eye protection
How many years is a barrel used?
How much is a 250 liter barrel price?
Devrim, barrels can last many, many years, but each year give the wine less and less aroma and flavour from the oak. Barrels are expensive, somewhere around 700 - 800 euros each.
Do u sell them?? If so how much is a barrel
How do you decide where to drill the bung?
Jim, the bung is always in the centre of the barrel, so I guess you choose one of the broader and thicker staves, so the barrel structure won't be weakend too much by the hole.
Would like to learn how the ends are installed.
Jim Pursley the temporary bands are removed, which allows the staves to spread open, allowing the ends to be fitted into the grooves. Then the final bands are fitted, closing the staves around the ends.
Is that my brother ?
2:35 the guy she told you not to worry about
The only thing I was interested in was how they cut the millions of curved slats. And nothing about that, the most important thing.
question - once a barrel is used, and a hole is made in it, how can one close the hole again? or does every barrel is one use only?
The barrel has a hole drilled in the side and a 'bung' - like a big rubber stopper - is used to open and close the hole.
@@winepagesTV can you reuse the bung and fill the barrel with wine again once it is all used?
@@nikimilky Yes, absolutely. Barrels can be re-used many times, and a lot of winemakers prefer barrels that have been used 1 to 3 times before instead of new barrels, as they don't give such a strong 'oaky' character to the wine.
Amigão vc teria barril de 5 litros para venda??
In my country they use boiling for softening the wood using direct fire is considered primitive because the wood catches smoke taste, and more fuel is wasted for the fire. This is not very efficient.
They also need to char the inside of the barrel.
Crazy people dedicated 6 years of your life to making barrels....