Kettle material

[beeronious]

so i have 28 litter stainless steel pot that i was planing to use for the heating of the water and then the boiling of the wort, but it takes ages to heat up coz of the thick bobble bottom it has, plus the large diameter ...

now i have an aluminum pot at disposal, but i was warned that after heating at high temperatures, that material might leak some toxins.
the person was not sure, but said that there is a slight possibility for it and since i have no idea, im turning to u guys

so any idea ?
is aluminum safe for boiling the wort ?

and keep on :rockin:

Beerly yours,
Beeronious

 

[BrewinBromanite]

Absolutely no worries at all. All I use actually, and probably half of the folks on here. If it's never been used, boil some water in it to form an oxidized layer - which is normal and protects it. The only real risk I know of with aluminum is heating it without any liquid in it (as it could melt the bottom). Boil on!


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[LordUlrich]

Aluminum is just fine from a toxicity standpoint.

It does sound like something else is going on though, a think clad bottom on a stainless pot should have little impact on the time to heat up. Sound more like a burner issue to me. I am guessing you are new to brewing, 5 gallons (19l) will take a long time to heat up. If you are using your stove a hour + is not unrealistic, a propane burner will make things go way quicker. If this is not the case disregard.

 

[beeronious]

and yes i am a total noobie

as for the ss pot. its dimensions are 18 cm height by 45 in diameter.

i do use a propane burner, but it is a small one with the burner circle being only 14 cm. so putting this in combo with the quite wide pot doesn't ends well (or should i say fast ) ...

the alu pot i will have at disposal, its from an old cake shop and it was used to make custard. it has been few years since it was lastly used so should i boil water in it now ?

thanks for the replies guys !

 

[SeeMont]

I'm confused. 18 cm is a little over 7 inches and 45 inches in diameter. Is this correct or 45 cm diameter, which is about 18 inches. If the first that is a very wide and slat pot.

 

[beeronious]

18 cm height with 45 cm in diameter.

its quite off from the typical brewing pots i have seen around, but its one i have at disposal so ill do my best to make it work.

what do u think ?

 

[Cyclman]

That's a pot that's going to cause a lot of boiloff loss.

 

[beeronious]

valid point ...
i will get the ALU pot one of this days and see how that will work out