Brew pot

[wafflesbr0wn]

If I boil a full pot of water for an hour.. I should be ok to start my brew, right? Or do I need to clean it after the boil of just WATER?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

If you have that grey or black oxidized layer now you are good to brew, you do not want to wash that off. Enjoy brewing!

 

[wafflesbr0wn]

I haven't got the water boiling yet. When it does start I'm going to let it do its thing for about an hour then start the brew. So, when that is done can I use the water I just boiled to start the brew as well? I only need 2.5 gallons of that H2O. Would that b ok?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

The water you use to boil and "season" the pot will have pulled aluminum into it and you should not use that for your brew. It probably won't hurt much, but better safe than sorry in my opinion.

 

[Chris1272]

I think more accurately the aluminum pulls the oxygen out of the water to oxidize the pot. Aluminum isn't soluble in Water so unless you see some crud at the bottom of your pot the water should be fine.

 

[rodwha]

"If you have that grey or black oxidized layer now you are good to brew, you do not want to wash that off."

I just finished boiling water for an hour and allowing to cool before I checked my boil off and found my aluminum pot was nearly black. This is a good thing?

 

[daksin]

"If you have that grey or black oxidized layer now you are good to brew, you do not want to wash that off."

I just finished boiling water for an hour and allowing to cool before I checked my boil off and found my aluminum pot was nearly black. This is a good thing?

Yup, that's an oxide layer that will keep much aluminum from getting into your beer. It's a good thing to have.

 

[wafflesbr0wn]

Here's the thing... I'm using a SS pot. Will it still b ok to use the water?

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Oh, using SS no need to "condition". Go make beer! NOW!