Hop Basket - Can you use aluminum?

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jdlev

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Hey guys. I've been teaching myself to weld, and figured a good project to start on might to be an aluminum hop basket. I'd prefer to use aluminum as opposed to stainless because there's a pretty good cost savings for when it comes to aluminum mesh vs stainless steel mesh.

I know a lot of brew pots/turkey fryer pots are made out of aluminum, so is using aluminum ok? Is there a 'food grade' aluminum I should look for, or should I just use regular aluminum? TIA
 
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