Is there any metal at all in the spigot? I cant have any metal when brewing kombucha
1286086
Hi Ashley, There is no metal in the spigot. It is made with plastic. The lid however is made of metal. hope that helps. Thanks,
1286087
Hi Ashley,There is no metal in the spigot. It is made with plastic. The lid however is made of metal. hope that helps.Thanks,
1286088
I have the he version for my kombucha. The spigot is plastic and it's terrible, I just tried cleaning it out and it still barely drips. I plan to buy a stainless less steel spigot also offered on Amazon. I have always read that stainless steel is actually preferable for kombucha brewing, even compared to glass and especially plastic.
1286089
No, the spigot is plastic with a chrome coating on the outside. There is a plastic washer on the inside as well.
1286090
The spigot is made of plastic. I do like this container and the spigot works very well.
1286091
No metal at all Ashley.We also brew the Kombucha tea. Does a great job.The lid is metal, we line it with a large zip loc bag. Hope this helps.
398567
The only plastic inside is for the spigot which is very small. The rest is stainless steel and the filters. Best tasting water...very fresh, odorless, crisp...
1837722
Buy a Pur-Flow instead. I'm not sure if that's the correct name but it's on Alex Jones's website. It has a metal spigot. Berkey has a plastic one that last a few weeks.
915126
No, I couldn't see any. I was concerned about BPA but the seeds/sprouts don't really touch the plastic except when being rinsed, and I was told that the metal ones rust. Have you found any stainless steel lids? Those would be perfect but might be relatively expensive.
1784054
The faucet I received is a Krome Dispense C257.08M which has a chrome-plated brass body and stainless spout. Most of the components that contact the beer are chrome-plated brass. This is disappointing given the previous response is why I purchased the faucet.
1836529
Been a while, since I visited the company website--suggest you do that, too!--but I know it was good for any brewing liquid in a glass container that needed no more than 78-80 degree F temps. I prefer 80 exactly for kombucha, so have had to rely on this ONLY during the winter, when ambient temps are far below 80 and when I use a seed mat to boost brewing temps up to 70-80 (or I'd never get kombucha in a week or two . . would take FOREVER). Just know the strip tops out at 78-80, so if your brew needs more than that, look elsewhere for a monitoring product. Good luck.
36844
Its very unlikely to be metal. It's probably just limescale - especially if you live in an area that has particularly hard water.It's just a residue left by minerals in the water. Just rinse it out from time to time.The filter inside the spout of the kettle is designed to stop those bits of limescale from getting into your cup.
537142
No. The only metal is the infuser and lid. Don't fill up too high as it comes out the spout when it starts to boil.
131979
You wouldn't ferment in this. Buy a carboy or a food grade bucket. Needs to be airtight. Then you still are better off with a racking siphon than a spigot. The goal is to get most of the yeast and solids to settle out before bottling. I would read up. There's tons of great books out there. Or do like me and learn by trial and error. Makes for some bad beer at first though. Cheers
959754
I think it was aluminum but don't remember. I returned it as spigot leaked.
793052
About the same as any other coffeemaker, I suppose. The brewing parts are metal and hard plastic. Integrated into the brew basket is a gold filter. The carafe is glass with metal bands and a plastic handle. It's actually kind of heavy so there must be other metal parts in it.
961762
It's ceramic and the spigot (?) is plastic so there should be no metal in it. Also, it comes with a plastic ring on top so when Amazon says "people who buy this item also buy this" and offer you the ring, you don't need it.
1010068
Spigot is sadly plastic i'd spend money something different if I was you - hope that helps
1133918
I would love to know this too! My spigot has leaked since the very first time I used it. I would love to hear if you found a place that sells them!
2087375
No it is not. It's a non-ferrous metal, like gold or copper. Seems to work good. Been running it in my system and haven't done a water change yet, I suppose I should:( Everything looks good, no algae. Hope that helped.
1143010
We live in an area with a great amount of minerals in the water. I am suspect that it is your water that is creating your problem here, not the coffee maker. The reason I say that is because it has happened to my coffee maker also, and I do not have a Bunn. I was constantly cleaning up the "crud" after a few brews. We were going through coffee makers like a kid in a candy store. Heat seems to make the minerals gather together fast. Just an observation on my part....I am no scientist. I began to use bottled distilled or spring water in my coffee maker and no more mineral deposit problem. Actually, the coffee did taste fresher. I appreciate reading your response, because I know that I am not the only one with this water problem, and I will keep using bottled spring or distilled water for my coffee! Oh.....and I am going to buy a Bunn!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your input.
1651480
No, the inside is plastic! I use mine for continuous brew kombucha as well!