bbognerks
Well-Known Member
My ULWD Camco rusted after the first use only. Never saw anymore I cannot imagine that a sacrificial will do anything over this short of a use the element base is still going to rust even with the sacrificial installed. They are designed for water heaters with water stored long term. The question on my mind is: what are the effects (if any) of such a small amount of iron in your wort?
There is likely no ill effect. Iron is needed for the body. My concern was with having a rust/metallic taste in light beers.
As for the anode not doing anything, you are completely wrong. My element base does not rust at all after installing it. Did you even read my original post? Before installing it, I had rust running down the side of my keggle it was rusting so bad.