Crap... did I screw up my kettle?

[McDougal]

So I'm shitting myself right now....
After my first brewday with using my new 15g Heavy duty kettle I scrubbed it with PBW and one of these:


Then I read this:
"Do not use steel wool or even a stainless steel scrubby; they will cause rust."
http://byo.com/stories/issue/item/1144-metallurgy-for-homebrewers

And a few posts here:
http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=&t=27301

Did I screw up my new kettle?
I figured the stainless was harder then the scrubber.

[NervousDad]

I used to you steel wool and I would get rust spots. Now I use the non scratch version. You can get the rust off with Bar Keepers friend, there is no issue your kettle will be fine.

[McDougal]

I used to you steel wool and I would get rust spots. Now I use the non scratch version. You can get the rust off with Bar Keepers friend, there is no issue your kettle will be fine.

So will I be fighting rust now that I've scoured the surface?

[NervousDad]

I used to you steel wool and I would get rust spots. Now I use the non scratch version. You can get the rust off with Bar Keepers friend, there is no issue your kettle will be fine.

So will I be fighting rust now that I've scoured the surface?

It never came back on my Kettles.

[LeakyPolynesian]

I did the same thing on a keggle (god I hate that term) I made. I got little rust spots once. Cleaned them up with barkeepers friend and the rust never came back. Don't worry your kettle will be fine.

[McDougal]

Is that because bar keepers friend repasssivates the surface?

Just came across this:
http://conical-fermenter.com/info-discu ... ess-steel/

Is that all that scrubbing does, removes the protective surface?
Sounds like I should be good then if that's the case.

[EL TIZZO]

bar keepers friend is aptly named...it works really well and is pretty cheap

and yes, with some scrubbing with bk friend it should re-passivate and be fine

Cheers!

[McDougal]

Found this too:
http://morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/l ... lspaw.html

Explanation of passivation at the bottom.