bajuba wrote:so barrel Q affects the wine vinegar and beer? and if so Can I dump my wort and grape juice into a higher q barrel before it ferments and still get the higher q outcome?
Yup, it seems to be the average of your <wort/juice> and barrel quality.
So a q80 barrel and q10 wort turns into q45 beer.
That's a fair difference if I do say so myself.