Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. Submitted by OrneryGringo t3_yik1bn on October 31, 2022 at 6:18 PM in explainlikeimfive 30 comments 81
PsychologicalDebts t1_iuj1epr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:23 PM Alcohol kills any bacteria that would eat away at the barrel. Also barrels aren normally treated for it and air tight, not allowing foreign substance to be introduced. Permalink 8
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