Dented cans?

Hey all. I got a Beer Man homebrew kit for Christmas, and can't wait to try it out! Unfortunately, one of the cans of malt extract seems to have a rather large dent in it. Should i be concerned, the same way I would be with a can of vegetables or tomato sauce? Or should the extract still be OK?

It should be fine, especially if there's no visible puncture. Malt extract naturally preserves itself to a degree due to the extremely high sugar content, much like honey, so even if there was a small leak you'd still be fine.

As long as there's nothing growing on it, and the syrup doesn't taste or smell gross, there's nothing to worry about, as you should be boiling it anyway.

Dents are nothing to worry about...bulges on the other hand are...

You are most likely fine, but I have heard that food inside dented cans can spoil quickly, I guess the same effect could happen with the extract. I wouldnt worry about it though.

Dented cans were a concern when they were made out of led. They don't make cans out of led anymore so it should be fine.

yezzo said:

Dented cans were a concern when they were made out of led. They don't make cans out of led anymore so it should be fine.

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I assume you mean lead? When were cans made out of lead? I thought they were tin, then steel, and now aluminum.

I think the concern is if the dent is on a seam which may allow air and bacteria to enter.

Scimmia said:

I assume you mean lead? When were cans made out of lead? I thought they were tin, then steel, and now aluminum.

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They used to use lead to seal cans....I think I saw that on a Modern Marvels episode about cans

It doesn't seem to have leaked at all, so I think I'll give it a go. We'll see how it goes this weekend.

wihophead said:

They used to use lead to seal cans....I think I saw that on a Modern Marvels episode about cans

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Interesting, I didn't know that. I guess this was before they knew what effect lead had on people.

Thanks for the info!

It'll be fine. Im pretty sure ive had some dented cans before.

Scimmia said:

I assume you mean lead? When were cans made out of lead? I thought they were tin, then steel, and now aluminum.

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He means when the seams of the older steel cans were solder/welded.

Ive used dented cans of extract before a couple of times - dont worry it will turn out a-ok!

Dented cans are half price, Microsoft went down 3 points.







sorry i am useless, you should be fine with the dented extract cans