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TL;DR

Make a specific building, that barrels and un-barrels fluids.

What?

This would be a specialized building, that can only barrel or un-barrel fluids. It would also have a generic recipe, to handle any fluid or barrel that enters the building, similar to how the recycler picks its recycling recipe. (When you put different items into a recycler it changes its icon automatically, showing what it's doing.)

Why?

The UI is clogged up with barrel recipes, even without any mods that add fluids, or make more fluids barrel-able. It's also extra clicks, when you already need to lay down all the pipes correctly anyways. Plus, a generic recipe makes mods easier.