Non Stainless Steel Volume Measuring Stick?

[mr_javi]

Will using a non stainless steel, ruler to measure my volumes have an effect on the beer? Will there be leaching or off flavors created? The ones I'm looking at are "hardened steel".

 

[brick_haus]

I personally wouldn't use carbon steel. Rust etc. I make markings on a 1/4" hardwood dowel...

 

[wilserbrewer]

Typically I measure down from the kettle rim to the wort surface, so only the tip of the ruler or measuring stick hits the wort.

 

[stevehaun]

I use a white plastic spoon from northern brewer. I used a sharpie marker for the volume marks.

 

[beermanpete]

Steel will rust quckly and should be avoided. I use to have a copper stip hanging inside my kettle that I marked with lines every half gallon. I never had any problem with off flavors or corrosion. It did darken some during storage and brighten during the boil so some material was dissovling into the wort but all copper parts in a brew system do that.

 

[kh54s10]

I use a strip of wood that I notched at gallon increments. Have been since day one. 90+ batches without issue. For the boil kettle.

Don't use anything post boil that is not sanitized.