The raw material of wooden barrels is usually willow cedar, there is a log flavor is normal. In order to prevent the new barrels bring a little taste, we first barrels according to the following steps to get rid of the smell: barrels to be completely immersed, turning every 2 hours, to every inch of the planks are soaked to the water, it is best to use a large bag with a barrel, and then fill the bag with water to soak, soak for 24 hours.

After soaking, the barrel is drenched with boiling water, every inch of it. The purpose of this is twofold, one is high temperature disinfection, and the second is to turn the raw wood into mature wood to get rid of the taste of the original wood.

It is best to have a big pot or a big barrel, boil water and put the barrel into the rotating soak.

With a cloth dipped in vinegar to scrub the inside and outside walls of the barrel once, and then put a ventilated dry place, the barrel to dry, and then use it again in two days, the barrel will have no flavor.

(Remember that the barrel should not be put in the sun, easy to cause cracking) Each wood has its own original flavor, but itself is not toxic, after a while with the high temperature steaming, cedar original flavor will slowly evaporate.