Hi, I’m wondering how important it is that all the fittings etc are made of stainless steel .
I use a cooler as a mash tune and a big stainless steel pot as a boiler. I use an Easymasher in the mash tun and the Easymasher fits onto a copper tube which sits inside the mash tun. It works very well but is not as secure as I’d like it to be. It’s secured to the cooler by a rubber bung which (as I found out) can easily be dislodged by clumsy sons.
So I am looking to replace the rubber bung method by making a stainless steel tube that will work just like the easymasher but will fit onto a brass ball valve that will fit securely into the cooler’s outlet.
Then I am planning to make a similar arrangement for the outlet from the boiler. But once again, the fittings at the local hardware store that could do the job are made of brass.
Is this an issue? Will the brass affect the wort in any way?
I use a cooler as a mash tune and a big stainless steel pot as a boiler. I use an Easymasher in the mash tun and the Easymasher fits onto a copper tube which sits inside the mash tun. It works very well but is not as secure as I’d like it to be. It’s secured to the cooler by a rubber bung which (as I found out) can easily be dislodged by clumsy sons.
So I am looking to replace the rubber bung method by making a stainless steel tube that will work just like the easymasher but will fit onto a brass ball valve that will fit securely into the cooler’s outlet.
Then I am planning to make a similar arrangement for the outlet from the boiler. But once again, the fittings at the local hardware store that could do the job are made of brass.
Is this an issue? Will the brass affect the wort in any way?