can one cook their preferred liquid in an aluminium pot safely?
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| Posted by: Golden_Griffin 15-Apr-2007, 11:42 PM |
| I have a question on home brew wine mead and beer. can one cook their preferred liquid in an aluminium pot safely? Cheers |
| Posted by: Emmet 16-Apr-2007, 05:46 AM |
| 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. |
| Posted by: Golden_Griffin 16-Apr-2007, 08:21 PM |
| ok Emmet thanks I appriciate it guess I will use it for irish stew lol, anyways thanks |
| Posted by: Emmet 17-Apr-2007, 07:00 AM |
| 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. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 17-Apr-2007, 08:10 AM |
| 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. |
| Posted by: Sekhmet 17-Apr-2007, 11:40 AM |
| 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. |
| Posted by: mydogisaleprechaun 19-Apr-2007, 12:11 AM |
| why do i say alumi-NUM.... |
| Posted by: subhuman 26-May-2007, 12:45 PM | ||
Because you're apparently American or Canadian. British or Australians will say it and spell the same word "aluminium." Both are correct. |
| Posted by: Donajhi 31-Aug-2007, 02:14 PM |
| 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.........   |