I've done this to great effect. I first got the 1 gallon glass jugs for massive starters, but later changed my style from large-scale (15 gallons/batch) to...
If anyone is in need of a turkey fryer, $29.88 seems to be a good price if you live near a Bass Pro Shop; if you don't live near one, the shipping might make a...
Stencil does have a point about the frozen Mammoths. I think though this CO2 storage method would be fairly practical: Place hop pellet-filled, pop bottles in...
Is anyone using an aluminum brew pot out there for your all-grain recipes? There are a bunch of folks selling turkey fryers with 30 quart aluminum pots. I...
... Aluminum works fine and actually transfers heat much better than Stainless Steel. I have two 120 qt Aluminum kettles for HLT and boil. Yo do need to be...
... As long as you don't use caustic or use metal scrubbers, you won't bother the oxide layer. For a boil pot you don't need to do that much scrubbing anyway....
Right, from what I've read is Aluminum is fine to use and make great brewpots. It has high heat conductivity. I have a stainless steel and an aluminum pot. A...
... SS is well worth the money? I can buy 2 or 3 aluminum pots for the price of one stainless pot, they will last as long if not abused, and even if they do...
Do they make you clean the pots and pans yourself when you eat in a restaurant? I'm personally ambivalent about SS vs Al, I've got keggles because that's what...
I believe the restaurant response was in reply to the "Is aluminum safe?" question. ////////////////////////////////////////////// What the hell was I...
... I don't want to put words in Tom's mouth but I think he was getting at the aluminum is harder to clean argument that had been brought up earlier. I don't...
Hey I need to know dimensions How high do I cut my ball-valve hole in the kegg bottom?? I want to connect a Weld-B-Gon Bazooka tee to a copper 90 degree elbow...
Hear Hear ! ... From: Wayne Faris <bugeaterbrewing@...> To: BrewingEquipment@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2007 10:44:59 AM Subject: Re:...
One of my jobs is the Sexton at my church. ALL of our large cooking pots are aluminum, guess who cleans them ... It's not hard when you have 180 degree water...
Mine is just enough above the weld for the rounded bottom to allow for the washer. I would think, unless you use massive amounts of whole hops, that going...
in [BrewEquip] Digest Number 435 Date: Thu Nov 8, 2007 5:22 pm ((PST)) ... I think (I hope) you're putting the hole in the side of the vessel, not the...
I agree with Bob, Just high enough so the washer, and nut screw to a flat surface. Your mileage may vary. Your gonna have to eyeball it/ make an educated ...
I thought the Bazooka tee the way I had it laid out would mean all the protein debris and hops would be below the tee...I thing I better perforate the copper...
... The Alzheimers link to aluminum cookware and drinking vessels is not a strong one. High levels of aluminum were found in the brains of the patients but...
I am aware of the coating on the inside, I was thinking about the exterior where your lips and saliva contact the bare aluminum. My thought was that saliva has...
szdonick wrote: snip ... I'm not disputing you, but that is extremely low for a non-sale price even with local stores being able to price differently. The...
I found one less than $40 online. http://www.joessports.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1347141 The low price at Wal Mart mentioned earlier is even better...
... There may very well be a coating on the outside of the can top, but I don't know. The contact time with the metal would be very short compared to the time...
Aluminum oxide is hard as nails and is used in valve grinding compound and other abrasives. It is virtually inert to chemicals including digestive juices. It...
... I know that very good deals can be found, such as the one that I posted ... I've heard of _clearance_ sales with _slightly_ better prices, but this is a...
The only thing I don't like about aluminum is with regard to cooking pans and pots. They seem to corrode very badly, maybe from food acids or something, and...