Here's a "first-timer's gee, I didn't know" story - I did this before I ever
read a wine-making book or checked out the wine sites. My first 1 gallon
batch of rhubarb wine was fermentated in an aluminum cooking pot, which I
generally used to make homemade pickles in. I will never do THAT again, and
here's why. After racking the wine to a glass secondary, I noticed the pot
was extra clean and shiny where the wine had been fermenting. I don't know
what came off the pot and ended up in my wine, but it always bothered me, so
I never used that particular pot again in winemaking and I will not use
anything aluminum. Having said that, the wine seemed to be fine for a first
batch, not cloudy or such, and no vinegar aftertaste. I have one bottle
left from that first batch still aging in my basement.
Darlene

"Dan Swinton" > wrote in message
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> Will aluminum effect the wine if used in stirring? I wouldn't think so,
but
> not completely sure.
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