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President and CEO Trygve Mikkelsen took over the pressure on another below. The rack also features a
company in 1993 and quickly recognized its poten- storage-saving design in that it can be nested into a
tial in manufacturing barrel racks. Mikkelsen told stack when empty. The racking system is manufac-
Beverage Master Magazine about one of the com- tured from stainless steel and is available in several
pany’s most popular barrel systems for distillers color and coating options.
expanding their operations.
Mikkelsen said breweries and distilleries also use
“The Barrel Master is our most popular model for his company’s seven-inch two-barrel racks and
distilleries in growth since the user can mix and another product known as Big Foot. Sometimes,
match sizes of barrels in a safe forklift-able stacking Mikkelsen said, full access is less important than
system. The Barrel Master can also be bought with space. In that case, clients choose the company’s
the barrels sitting on wheels for easy rotation if low-profile rack, known as two-barrel four-inch
desired. This is possible because there is no weight racks.
on each barrel.”
Tradition and Preservation
The Barrel Master 30/53 allows barrels ranging
in size from 30 to 53 gallons to be stored on the While newly established distilleries may look to
same rack. The rack-on-rack design allows barrels modern-day solutions for ricking, the name Brown-
to be more visible and accessible. There is also Forman evokes a history like no other, including
the opportunity to stack barrels higher without that it is the only distillery company in the world to
compromising stability. An optional wheel design make its own barrels, which are stored in a range
provides 180-degree barrel rotation in either direc- of distilleries, some with warehouses and barrel
tion. Unlike other systems, which are more like ricking systems dating back to the late 1800s.
pallets between barrels and require a uniform bar-
rel shape and size, Mikkelson said Barrel Master’s When a young Jack Daniel first learned the art of
rack-on-rack function eliminates any barrel putting making whiskey under the tutelage of a soon-to-be

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