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92greenyj · 05-14-2005, 08:04 AM

I also brew in aluminum. I have a big arse 30 gallon pot that i use for the boil, and a smaller 6 gallon that i use to bring my H20 up to temp for mashing. got the big sucker for 65 bucks at a local restaurant supply shop (it was used) and the 6 gallon came with the outdoor propane turkey fryer set up we bought to brew on. Havent had any issues yet

tnlandsailor · 05-14-2005, 09:53 PM

I'm pretty sure that Aluminum beverage cans are lined. But given that, I'll still side with most of the folks on this thread that the whole aluminum "scare" is way overblown. I'll bet you would die from cirhossis of the liver before you drank enough homebrew made in an aluminum pot to die from aluminum ingestion. My 2 cents.

Prosit,

**DesertBrew** · 05-15-2005, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnlandsailor

I'll bet you would die from cirhossis of the liver before you drank enough homebrew made in an aluminum pot to die from aluminum ingestion. My 2 cents.

Prosit,

Cheers

92greenyj · 05-15-2005, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnlandsailor

I'm pretty sure that Aluminum beverage cans are lined. But given that, I'll still side with most of the folks on this thread that the whole aluminum "scare" is way overblown. I'll bet you would die from cirhossis of the liver before you drank enough homebrew made in an aluminum pot to die from aluminum ingestion. My 2 cents.

Prosit,

Well said. and thats pretty much true of anything. like red dfye number 40 causing cancer. sure, if ya drink a gallon of the stuff a day. Anything will kill you these days. but lets face it, youd have to ingest an ubsurd amount of any of it for it to really harm you.

TDorty3 · 05-15-2005, 01:51 PM

Who cares about the health risks aluminum brew pots may bring? Here is some breaking news.... you're going to die eventually.

And as for the taste.... it sounds like it shouldn't have an affect on the beer. But then again, maybe it does and it tastes good.

Taste is in the mouth of the beerholder.

cbotrice · 05-20-2005, 01:03 PM

All alm beverage cans are lined, coke would eat through a can in about a week if it wasn't lined. (dated a girl who worked for largest can company in the states) Aluminum is a "reactive" metal, meaning it will react with acidic materials and impart a flavor or color change on them. If you left your wort sit in a alm pot for long enough it might change the taste, but I wouldn't know how long that is. The corny kegs used to hold coke and pepsi so they had to be ss so they wouldn't be eroded by the citric acid in the syrups. I am going to guess that alm kegs are lined with a film, though they may not be. If they are not lined, then storing beer in alm is ok as it sits in commercial kegs for some time before serving and it doesn't change the beer. MPW

homebrewer_99 · 05-20-2005, 02:43 PM

Here's another source of info:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art7739.asp

But, who can you believe?

kilroy · 05-24-2005, 06:35 PM

I have heard that "Raw/Un-Tarnished" Aluminium is toxic, but that it also oxidizes very quickly, once it is oxidized, (the state of most AL in the world unless polished daily) it is safe to use. The oxidization puts a nice protective "rust" that keeps the nasties out.

Like I said - this is hearsay, but .....

Kilroy

tnlandsailor · 06-03-2005, 01:06 PM

Aluminum oxidizes in the presence of air in seconds. If you take a knife and scratch the surface, it will be reoxidized before you can put beer in it. It is possible to dissolve the oxide layer with an acid (beer wort is acidic), but even then, the debate here is over whether or not aluminum has negative effects on human health. In addition, what does the process of fermentation do to the actual aluminum ions that make it into the beer? I don't actually know, just curious.