mikec
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So I'm putting together a single vessel rig, bucket in pot style.
I've come up with a way to suspend the bucket in the pot using metal shelf brackets (rental apartment, can't mount pulleys).
Only problem is the brackets are steel with some kind of powder coating, and as is, not very food safe.
I tested this by sitting one in hot water for an hour and observing the results. Some orange-brown gunk has formed on the inside of the bracket and near the edges (can rust form that quickly?).
Anyhow, I don't much fancy the idea of it being in my wort.
Does anyone know of a good, inexpensive way of coating or treating them to make them safe for sitting in my malty goodness?
A few web searches for "food safe coating for steel" has returned one or two ideas, what do the collective think about these?
1. Shellac paint.
2. Clear lacquer.
3. Powder coating, telling the powder coating place what you need it for.
Whatever I use will need to be fairly hardy, the brackets will be mounted onto the buckets using stainless steel bolts, which may break the surface of the coating.
I've come up with a way to suspend the bucket in the pot using metal shelf brackets (rental apartment, can't mount pulleys).
Only problem is the brackets are steel with some kind of powder coating, and as is, not very food safe.
I tested this by sitting one in hot water for an hour and observing the results. Some orange-brown gunk has formed on the inside of the bracket and near the edges (can rust form that quickly?).
Anyhow, I don't much fancy the idea of it being in my wort.
Does anyone know of a good, inexpensive way of coating or treating them to make them safe for sitting in my malty goodness?
A few web searches for "food safe coating for steel" has returned one or two ideas, what do the collective think about these?
1. Shellac paint.
2. Clear lacquer.
3. Powder coating, telling the powder coating place what you need it for.
Whatever I use will need to be fairly hardy, the brackets will be mounted onto the buckets using stainless steel bolts, which may break the surface of the coating.