Homebrewing: Any homebrew updates this weekend?

How'd everybodies brewing go?

I finally brewed again after a 2 month hiatus. Brewed a bourbon barrel stout. My mash efficiency came out to about 77%, that is, if i did my calculations correct.

Started at 12 yesterday, finished the mash around 3 or 330, and finished the boil around 5. All in all, after cleanup, i wasn't through until around 7 pm. So a 7 hour brew day.

Tasted the brew before adding the yeast and measured the gravity. Came out to 1.082 OG. The brew tasted really sweet, but with 17.75 lbs of grain, i kind of expected that.

I made a yeast starter with 2 packs of Wyeast Irish Ale yeast. Pitched the yeast at the end yesterday. Within 2 hours, my brew was bubbling. Left for work this morning, and i had to take the airlock off and hook up a blowoff tube. I had krausen pushing out of the top of my 6 gallon carboy, even with only 5 gallons of homebrew.

This one should be good. I'm still worried about my whiskey barrel, though. I've been having it soaking in a barrel sanitizing/cleaning solution and water for a few months. I hope it did not cause any fungus or anything to grow inside. I plan on picking up a couple handles of cheap whiskey and pouring that inside, to get some of the whiskey flavor back. Then i'll secondary with some woodford reserve.