Stainless Steel Braid Questions

[MDVDuber]

Getting ready to build a cooler Mash Tun but before I test it on a real batch of grain I was concerned that my Stainless braid might have oil residues on it. Is running it through a pot of boiling water for a few munites enough to remove the residues? I just don't think that machine oil = Good Drinks..

Thanks!

 

[bja]

You could boil it, rinse it with some alcohol or just use it like I did with mine.

 

[SamuraiSquirrel]

I just used it. Hook everything up and rinse your tun with some hot water. Doesn't even have to be boiling ........ just faucet hot. It'll be fine.

 

[MDVDuber]

I just used it. Hook everything up and rinse your tun with some hot water. Doesn't even have to be boiling ........ just faucet hot. It'll be fine.

Thanks folks.

 

[ScrewyBrewer]

Call me over cautious but I rinsed mine out really good with near boiling water and then gave it a soak and rinse using sanitizer.

 

[Revvy]

Never had an issue or even noticed that it was oily......

 

[MDVDuber]

Thanks for all the input.

I'm getting ready to make my first yeast harvest so I just used the leftover water from boiling my canning jars to boil the braid and some copper wire to coil in side. Better safe than sorry.

Tomorrow I do a kitchen sink brew to use up some leftover stuff (extracts - yikes, and hops), but I've got a RyePA planned - so I'll be testing the new mash tun over the holidays.