Turkey Fryer Kettle for brewing?

[Jdub 2,731]

Anyone ever used an aluminum turkey fryer pot as a brew kettle? I have one, it's pretty large, 29 quarts. i've only used it once a few years ago and have the whole kit, burner and all. what if i cleaned with that TSP stuff and tried to brew with it?

[Stevo0083 290]

1 hour ago, Jdub said:

Anyone ever used an aluminum turkey fryer pot as a brew kettle? I have one, it's pretty large, 29 quarts. i've only used it once a few years ago and have the whole kit, burner and all. what if i cleaned with that TSP stuff and tried to brew with it?

Yes!

[Stevo0083 290]

1 hour ago, Jdub said:

Anyone ever used an aluminum turkey fryer pot as a brew kettle? I have one, it's pretty large, 29 quarts. i've only used it once a few years ago and have the whole kit, burner and all. what if i cleaned with that TSP stuff and tried to brew with it?

That was my stout! keg half gone. Came out real good.

[BDawg62 1,080]

8 hours ago, Jdub said:

Anyone ever used an aluminum turkey fryer pot as a brew kettle? I have one, it's pretty large, 29 quarts. i've only used it once a few years ago and have the whole kit, burner and all. what if i cleaned with that TSP stuff and tried to brew with it?

That was what I used for my brew kettle for over a year.  No issues with any of the beers.

[bpgreen 207]

I've read that you should boil some water in it before using the first time to create a coating,  but I just did a quick search and couldn't find a reference for that.

 

One thing that you should be aware of is that you shouldn't use oxygen based cleaners or sanitizers (Oxiclean, One Step, etc) on aluminum pots.

[Fire Rooster 423]

http://beersmith.com/blog/2010/08/17/aluminum-vs-stainless-best-beer-brewing-pots/

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/beerandbrewing.com/amp/off-flavor-of-the-week-metallic