metallic taste from brewing in a keg?

[baja_bug]

i was just wondering if you can pick up a metallic taste from brewing in an old beer keg

iv done some reading and it seems quite a few people use those for brewing

thanks
andrew

 

[Dude]

i was just wondering if you can pick up a metallic taste from brewing in an old beer keg

Not in the least.

 

[baja_bug]

cool because i got in a debate with a buddy whom used to brew but quit a few years back and he said not to use a keg but to use a coated kettle


andrew

 

[david_42]

No one in the industry uses coated metal. Enamelled canning pots were popular at one point for homebrewers because they were cheap. Then home canning died out and the pots got hard to find.

 

[brewmister]

I use stainless and cannot taste any metal at all.

 

[Rhoobarb]

No, and I use aluminum. If it is old or used, just clean it well and you should be okay.

 

[baja_bug]

yeh i cleaned the hell out of it so far i brewed 3 batches in it and the 2 iv drank seem fine i was just curious


thanks
andrew

 

[cap46]

I've only brewed about 6 batches in my keg but don't seem to notice anything. Before I used a stainless 5 gallon pot,