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How to Protect (or Ruin) Your Distillery’s Stainless Steel

Here are some important practices to observe—and to avoid—when it comes to maintaining stainless steel in the distillery.

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Photo: Gabe Toth
Photo: Gabe Toth

Most distillers work around stainless steel every day but know very little about it or how to take care of it.

While stainless is resilient and durable, it can’t look after itself—and, as we’ve covered previously, “corrosion-resistant” isn’t the same as “corrosion-proof.”

Building on an understanding that stainless steel can fail, and that you want to get as many years as possible out of your investment in that equipment, here are some important do’s and don’ts when it comes to everyday maintenance and troubleshooting common problems.

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