Aluminum Pots

[Kyle]

In general, aluminum pots are great, lightweight, and cheaper than stainless steel. The link to Alzheimer's has been dismissed as bogus in current medical thought.

However, as I was using my new weldless ball-valve and hop strainer, I noticed that the pot was flexing when using the tap.

So, I have to say, that AL pots might not be good if you are going to be putting fittings in them.

Otherwise, they work very well though

[Richard]

whaa? flexing? how thin is your alu pot?

and +1 on the Alzheimers link being bullshit.

[Kyle]

Actually, it turned out that by tightening the bulkhead, most of the flexing ceased, but there is still a bit. The pot is very thin, probably about 2/3 that of a dime.

[Richard]

Ok mine is about 5x that I think. I didn't think they made them that thin.