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In Adelaide the humidity is not that high,the humidity is always at about %80 + in Darwin, wonder what impact that would have?

Hi All Seeing if anyone has any good information or experience they can share with there port barrels in regards to how to properly store them in hotter conditions. I'm looking at getting myself one soon, but as i live in Darwin not sure how it will hold up in the temperature, the humidity is high a...

Hi Everyone, thanks for all your comments, really appreciated. Just wanted to find out if any of you have had experience with storing your barrel in hot conditions? I am in Darwin where the humidity is quite high most of the time, not sure what impact this will have on the port. Any of you guys stor...

Hi All Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Matt@5453 - Have you tried the 10 year old Seppetsfield they sell at the bottle shops? If you have tried it, could you make any comparison to the port you have in your barrel? Also with topping up the barrel, what type of port do you use? Do you stic...

Hi All I'm looking for some advice on Port Barrels. Planning to buy a port barrel soon and after reading some reviews looks like both the Keg Factory and Seppetsfield sell the best barrels for aging a tawny port. Anyone have any experience with buying a port barrel from either place, or can make a c...