aluminum funnel

brewster · Post by **brewster** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:11 am

i have a huge aluminum funnel...i would like to use it at the top of my column to hold my spirits as they are being filtered...is there a problem using aluminum with dilluted spirits...thanks scott

Captin Moron · Post by **Captin Moron** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:28 am

do a taste test... chances are it will impart the flavour. Look for a stainless funnel

Watershed · Post by **Watershed** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:17 am

I've got a bottle of 'Dansk' vodka which is aluminium - no trace of taint from it.

Brett · Post by **Brett** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:24 am

search the forum for aluminium, its a well debated topic with contrasting views and opinions.

My personal opinion is that i wont touch it with a barge pole

Watershed · Post by **Watershed** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:26 am

the difference here is that it's being used for brief contact with cool liquid not with hot vapours.

Rocky_Creek · Post by **Rocky_Creek** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:31 am

Take the pipe that comes in a beer keg or other stainless pipe, drill a hole in a stainless bowl, tig weld pipe to bowl. Stainless funnels are expensive and hard to find.

Post by **golden pond** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:49 am

That's a great idea Rocky

but if some can't do the tig welding they'll be wanting to glue,epoxy or JB weld it. LOL

Post by **Fourway** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:51 am

golden pond wrote:That's a great idea Rocky but if some can't do the tig welding they'll be wanting to glue,epoxy or JB weld it. LOL

that's not funny.

Post by **golden pond** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:54 am

Fourway wrote:
golden pond wrote:That's a great idea Rocky but if some can't do the tig welding they'll be wanting to glue,epoxy or JB weld it. LOL

that's not funny.

Sorry Fourway and it's not funny, but lots of people look for short cuts if they don't have other means.

possum · Post by **possum** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:13 pm

IT IS FUNNY, BUT ONLY IF NOBODY DOES IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO WIN THE COLLAPSABLE WHITE CANE AWARD.

WhiteLightning · Post by **WhiteLightning** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:36 am

Watershed wrote:I've got a bottle of 'Dansk' vodka which is aluminium - no trace of taint from it.

The aluminum bottle u have has a non-reactive resin on the inside of the can, just like beer, Aluminum reacts super badly with Alcohol at almost any proof, there are additives in the aluminum that leach out because the alcohol acts like a solvent, and these additives will hurt you. Just the same as galvinized steel, since a bit of lead is used in the galvinizing process.

stoker · Post by **stoker** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:08 am

are you sure a beer can is made of aluminium? I thought it was iron (steel.) with a tin coat

Hootch · Post by **Hootch** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:20 am

Years ago, beer cans were made of steel, but they have been made of Alum. for a long time.

Post by **Fourway** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:30 pm

with a plastic coating.