I wanted to save money, so for a punch down tool I bought a sheetrock
mud mixer. Basically this looks just like a giant potatoe masher. It
had a golden looking 'anodizing' on the outside of it when I started.
After just two punch downs, I noticed the golden color was all eaten
off by the acid and the shiney metal underneath was getting corroded
as well. I immediately went out and purchased a food grade stainless
steel potatoe masher.

Now I'm worried about what happened to the gold anodizing.. it's of
course in my wine. Does anyone know what that stuff is made out of
and what it's toxicity might be? I'm not wanting to dump the wine and
it's showing really well now with great color, clarity and taste. Any
chemists out there know if it's safe to drink this stuff?

Thanks for your thoughts,

Rick