uto... did i just ruin my aluminum brew pot?

[liebertron]

I made a possible disastrous move... I got a 12 gallon aluminum brew pot a few months ago and decided to install a nice thermometer. I have all the right tools, made the hole, etc. To make the drilled area nice and smooth I sanded the hole... but now I have a nice SANDED 1 inch ring around my aluminum pot. I am worried about leaching... is this a disaster dump or think I can oxidize the layer and move on?

 

[veritas524]

I made a possible disastrous move... I got a 12 gallon aluminum brew pot a few months ago and decided to install a nice thermometer. I have all the right tools, made the hole, etc. To make the drilled area nice and smooth I sanded the hole... but now I have a nice SANDED 1 inch ring around my aluminum pot. I am worried about leaching... is this a disaster dump or think I can oxidize the layer and move on?

I would oxidize the pot before using it... what did you sand it with?

 

[liebertron]

I would oxidize the pot before using it... what did you sand it with?

An electric sander. I used a small head with fine sand paper. Its pretty rough, actually, and I can hand sand it down to be really smooth and then re oxidize it...?

Do you know what temp in the oven to oxidize? I cant find the old thread that tells me what temp....

 

[tjpfeister]

Right? Way too much thought is given to this... but simply boiling WATER inside the pot before brewing beer inside it should fix this perceived problem.

 

[liebertron]

Right? Way too much thought is given to this... but simply boiling WATER inside the pot before brewing beer inside it should fix this perceived problem.

Ok, sounds good... I can do that . Thanks!

 

[veritas524]

350 for an hour should do the trick, or just boil water in it...

 

[snccoulter]

boil water in it