iloman
Well-Known Member
I've completed four extract brews now, and I've noticed the last two have a metallic aftertaste to them (the latest being stronger than the previous). After doing some research I believe this may be related to my brew pot. Since I'm brewing on electric there's a small ring at the very bottom of the pot that looks like some of the malt extract, or the wort itself, burned just a enough to make an impression of the coils. When that happened the pot got a good scrubbing. My fear is it got scrubbed too much and may be causing the metallic taste.
I've read that some people do an acid bath by putting a double strength solution of Star San into the pot and letting it sit for 60 minutes. My issue is I have no clue if this pot is aluminum or stainless steel (I don't cook much and there aren't any markings at all on the thing to tell me one way or the other). Is an acid bath safe to do on either aluminum or stainless steel? If so I think it would be an easy step to help eliminate it as the possible cause.
Thanks,
Jason
ps. I also read water could be the issue, and I've been using bottled spring water. I plan on checking the next batch of water bottles to make sure iron isn't listed in the ingredients.
I've read that some people do an acid bath by putting a double strength solution of Star San into the pot and letting it sit for 60 minutes. My issue is I have no clue if this pot is aluminum or stainless steel (I don't cook much and there aren't any markings at all on the thing to tell me one way or the other). Is an acid bath safe to do on either aluminum or stainless steel? If so I think it would be an easy step to help eliminate it as the possible cause.
Thanks,
Jason
ps. I also read water could be the issue, and I've been using bottled spring water. I plan on checking the next batch of water bottles to make sure iron isn't listed in the ingredients.