thisgoestoeleven
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I picked up a heavy-duty 10 gallon aluminum pot from a garage sale for $15 bucks today. Can't wait to brew with it!
New kettle- Garage sale find
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Great find.
Clean it up & boil water in it for 30 minutes to build up the oxide layer & you're good to go!
thisgoestoeleven
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It's a used kettle from a restaurant, do you think I need to do that? I'd imagine that it's held boiling water already.
CGVT
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Just brew with it. It will be fine.
I think the need to boil to make an oxide layer may be the biggest myth and waste of time in home brewing...
I think the need to boil to make an oxide layer may be the biggest myth and waste of time in home brewing...
Oldskooler
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Better safe than sorry. It can't hurt. Great find!
thisgoestoeleven
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Alright, thanks for the tip!
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A properly conditioned aluminum pot will be almost black inside from the oxidized layer. After that only use a soft dish cloth or sponge and mild detergent to clean. Nothing abrasive that will remove the coating.
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Here's an experiment for you. Boil water in a pot that hasn't been conditioned. The water will have a black residue. Rinse it out and wipe it clean, but do not remove the layer. Boil again. The water will be clear. If you want that black crap from the first boil in your beer, by all means, don't condition it first.
CGVT
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Why don't you do it and take some pictures for me. I don't have a new pot.
Restaurants don't "condition" pots.
It's a waste of time.
BTW, the black residue is left over from the manufacturing process. If you wash the pan out it before you use it, you will not have anything in the water.
Oh yeah, Good score for the OP
Restaurants don't "condition" pots.
It's a waste of time.
BTW, the black residue is left over from the manufacturing process. If you wash the pan out it before you use it, you will not have anything in the water.
Oh yeah, Good score for the OP
The black oxide layer is more of a protection from the acidic nature of beer wort. Cutting fluids,oils,etc used in processing the metal can be black. But ime,that was from the used motor oil used in processing. yuk...
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