Does zinc react with wort?
Does zinc react with wort?
Bought some zinc plated washers to weigh down my dry-hops - will they hurt my beer?
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Re: Does zinc react with wort?
Zinc plated what?
I'd avoid anything other than Stainless in contact with beer post-fermentation as a result of flavour pickup.
I'd avoid anything other than Stainless in contact with beer post-fermentation as a result of flavour pickup.
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Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
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Re: Does zinc react with wort?
Just got a similar reply on jbk. Rich was supposed to bring me the rest of his SS bar last night. Was kinda banking on it as I want to start dry-hopping my IPA tonight...
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- rodneygullick
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Re: Does zinc react with wort?
i use glass paper weights they are quite heavy
Re: Does zinc react with wort?
No worries all. Serendipitously I got over 2 kg of stainless steel stud rod (easy Taz!) offcuts from Infix on Stapleton Rd for a fiver! Tidy.
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Re: Does zinc react with wort?
I use stainless bolts and have taken to autoclaving them prior to using them as dry hopping weights just to make sure there's no nasties hiding in the threads.
I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.