aluminum pot?

Daznz · Post by **Daznz** » Sunday Apr 09, 2006 7:24 am

Hi all
I just would like to know what you guys thought of boiling
a wort in a big aluminum pot is aluminum ok???
And can a stove get hot enough or do you need gas. Im just looking at doing some extract brewing from a change from kits
Cheers Daza

Rubber.Piggy · Post by **Rubber.Piggy** » Sunday Apr 09, 2006 4:16 pm

Hi Daznz, I'm an extract brewer and I do 8L boils on my stove. It takes about 1/2 and hour to come the boil but once it's starts it gets rolling really well.

I boil in stainless, but I don't personally know of problems in boiling in aluminium, see what the other guys say.

Daznz · Post by **Daznz** » Sunday Apr 09, 2006 4:42 pm

Yea im a bit shy of aluminium im not sure if it will pull bad flavors.
Now tell me Rubber.Piggy 8ltr boil sounds small to me.. do you do a boil and add it to more water in ya primery
??
cheers Daza

shane_vor · Post by **shane_vor** » Sunday Apr 09, 2006 4:45 pm

Studies have been made alleging that aluminium cooking vessels are linked with alzheimers disease. Take from that what you will...years of drinking homebrew will probably do the same!

I have an electric stove inside and find it WAY too slow to boil. So I take it outside and use the ring burner on the BBQ. major boil-overs in no time.

Daznz · Post by **Daznz** » Sunday Apr 09, 2006 8:39 pm

Yea i have heard things along those lines i might look around for a 50ltr keg wip the top out and boil on a gas ring......
Cheers Daza

Rubber.Piggy · Post by **Rubber.Piggy** » Monday Apr 10, 2006 8:54 am

shane_vor wrote:Studies have been made alleging that aluminium cooking vessels are linked with alzheimers disease. Take from that what you will...years of drinking homebrew will probably do the same!

That allegation is against aluminium in general, to do with how it collects in the brain. However I bet you are still using aluminium based deodorant, which is probably the biggest source of Al to the body.

Danz, yes I make up the 8L wort to 19L with cool filtered water.

Beerpig · Post by **Beerpig** » Monday Apr 10, 2006 10:03 am

Al free deodorant here

Do not drink out of cans

No Al cooking pots either

This comes from watching it being smelted & also being welded. Evil stuff, avoid it if possible

Cheers

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Monday Apr 10, 2006 10:15 am

I'd avoid it too. It just doesn't feel right.

shane_vor · Post by **shane_vor** » Monday Apr 10, 2006 1:35 pm

Deoderant? Who am I supposed to impress???

Never used it so at least my armpits still have all their faculties!

Smabb · Post by **Smabb** » Friday Apr 21, 2006 12:42 pm

Useless information:

the aluminum - Alzhemier link has been thrown out (according to my source, which now escapes me) it turned out to be a classic case of contamination in the testing gear.

In the unlikely event anyone is interested try this link:

http://student.biology.arizona.edu/ad/allevels.html