Burnt Malt Extract in Brew Pot

The first time I homebrewed I scorched some malt extract on the bottom of my brew pot. It was around one of the rings on my stove eye, about a 5in. in diameter, 1/5in wide ring. I have been able to get just about all of it off of the pot but there is still a small amount left. Can I use the pot as is with out it imparting any side effects on my next batch of homebrew? Should I just get a new pot? Thanks for any input.

My first pot had a permanent malt extract scorch on the bottom, and it still worked just fine. I have even heard some brewers say this will add to the character of the beer, and develop your own house flavor, kind of like those who refuse to clean their bbq grill.

The PBW over night should do just fine, but I don't think you will have an issue with the pot due to a little caramelized extract. In the future if you are not able to do full wort boils just do late additions of the extract, and you should avoid this problem.

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For the PBW is the 1oz./gal. by weight or volume?

For PBW it is usually 1 table spoon per gallon. It works best when dissolved in water about 170*

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Thanks to both of you for the helpful information. I can not wait to get my pot clean and brew next weekend!

Scouring powder is you friend.

I had wee tiny scorch spots on my pot the first time Ibrewed... I "shaved them off with a razor blade and polished it using Barkeepers friend(great stuff)