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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1860978937263645/ MTF thread on ozone vs steam/boiling water for sanitizing barrels and breweries with a very detailed comparison of the two approaches from Nate Ferguson of Escarpment Labs.]
===Maintenanceand Repairs===(To do)repairing leaks
[[File:Barrel broken ring.jpg|thumbnail|right|132 gallon Oloroso Sherry cask with a broken ring. Image provided by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1321949461166598/ Raf Soef.]]]
* Brandon Jones recommends [http://www.winerystuff.com/coating_5413.htm wet liner epoxy] to seal cracks in barrels <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2372695336092000/?spotlight=1&comment_id=2372877066073827&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Brandon Jones. Milk The Funk Facebook group thread on repairing a crack in a foeder. 11/17/2018.]</ref>.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1321949461166598/ Raf Soef demonstrates a broken barrel ring, with advice from MTF members on how to repair and why rings can break on MTF.]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1195484543813091/ Jeff McGuire's SOP for making a chalk and garlic paste for sealing light croze leaks (read the comments for concerns about this method).]