No. Use stainless steel or enamel. I use a big enameled stockpot and a propane burner, which can boil 5 gallons at a time. Alternatively, I guess that you could use a smaller pot, doing 1 gallon at a time 5 times. To make wine, you don't need to boil anything; that's only for ale & mead.
Stew's better in stainless or enamel for the same reason; acids in the food can react with and etch aluminum. Actually, cast iron is best; a minute amount of iron leeches out and is added to your diet.
Is there anything to the old idea that aluminum pots leaching out is harmful -- I think the powers said once it's a risk factor for Alzheimer's. But it's true that anything acidic shouldn't be cooked in it. That's a good idea about cast iron too.
I haven't brewed anything in that kind of volume, but for herbal teas and medicines, I have always liked glass pots (Pyrex) the best. It's completely inert and disinfectable.
Actually, the last I heard the concept was pretty much baseless. Considering a large portion of industrial cookware is aluminum, I never really worried about it save to avoid putting acidic items in them, like tomato sauce.
Just for the love of the gods don't cook tomatoes in old-fashioned tinware. Trust me.
Because you're apparently American or Canadian. British or Australians will say it and spell the same word "aluminium." Both are correct.
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I see it has been 3 months from the last post. May I ask how the brew came out? My neighbor makes wine and beer, lovely stuff. I adore being quality control.........