HOMEBREW Digest #0164

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HOMEBREW Digest #164		             Tue 30 May 1989 

	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES 
		Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator 

Contents: 
  Aluminum Pots ("Lance "Bits B We" Smith") 
  Is a secondary fermentor needed? (Paul Close) 

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Date: Mon, 29 May 89 13:36:19 CDT 
From: "Lance "Bits B We" Smith" <lsmith@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> 
Subject: Aluminum Pots 

To help murk up the brew pot debate some more... 

The argument that I have heard against aluminum pots is that although not 
reactive for most cooking, they do react somewhat with the usual wort  
mixture and that this might impart an off flavor. The same argument goes 
somewhat for enamel pots. As long as the enamel is intact no problem, but 
the exposed steel could corrupt the brew. That's the usual line in the 
brew books. Of course, we brewers tend to hold onto anything we hear so 
I'm not sure if this is all scientifically correct. 

If you're looking for an enamel pot (although one of our department stores 
just had a 40% sale on stainless pots which I managed to miss until it was 
over!) you might want to wait for the preserving season. When I was in a  
smaller town, I called all over town trying to find a pot that could handle 
at least 4 gallons. Finally tracked one down at some remote store on the edge 
of town. Three months later all the stores had them and most were on sale. 
You usually will get a jar holder too! (No really brewing use, but it's free.) 

Lance Smith 

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Date: Mon, 29 May 89 21:29:25 PDT 
From: paul@cacilj.uucp (Paul Close) 
Subject: Is a secondary fermentor needed? 

I'm working on a batch of Homebrew--it's the first I've done for several 
years.  I used to transfer the wort to a secondary fermentor after a few days. 
Based on articles I've seen here, I'm wondering if this is still a necessary 
step.  I've got the wort in a 6 gallon canning container (I boiled all 5 
gallons).  I have a thick sheet of plastic tied over the top of the container. 

Which would introduce more contamination:  leaving it where it is for the 
whole fermentation process, or transferring it to a glass carboy with a vapor 
lock? 
--  
Paul Close	paul@cacilj.CTS.COM 	...!{uunet, ucsd, crash}!cacilj!paul 

    The Obi-wan Kenobi method:  "Use the Source, Luke"	-Jim Fulton 

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End of HOMEBREW Digest #164, 05/30/89