As a barrel is being constructed, but before the heads at either end are added, the cooper (barrel maker) chars the inside edges of the staves. This final treatment imparts aromas of vanilla, spice ...

The business started as Penn Barrel and Cooperage Co. A person who repairs barrels is known as a cooper. Kaufman’s great-grandfather, Eli Weiner, reconditioned wooden barrels for any product ...

It is mainly used for whites. Barrel Making: After the wood for a barrel is cut and dried, the cooper heats the wood while shaping it into a barrel. Steam, natural gas, boiling water, the burning of ...