I shall dream on. Apart from cutting open hot water cylinders, is anyone brewing in copper?
Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
I was casually looking at pots for fudge making and came across this copper stock pot. Too small for brewing but I thought how gorgeous three 50 litre pots would look as my brewery.
I shall dream on. Apart from cutting open hot water cylinders, is anyone brewing in copper?
I shall dream on. Apart from cutting open hot water cylinders, is anyone brewing in copper?
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Pinto
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Re: Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Large ... 4878a9b00a
steep in price but like you said.... beautiful
steep in price but like you said.... beautiful
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True. Add a bit of skill and flare, you'd have a real work of art.Pinto wrote:steep in price but like you said.... beautiful
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Fil
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Re: Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
Vintage - read LEAD Solder!! take care..
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Re: Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
True - probably be easier to passivate it by PTFE coating the internals of the churn rather than trying to desolder/resolder things. Also at £150 starting - you're talking about most of the cost of a 50l bergland pot and 30l insulated tun potFil wrote:Vintage - read LEAD Solder!! take care..
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bubble duly prickedFil wrote:Vintage - read LEAD Solder!! take care..
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BenB
Re: Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
Just get some autosol and polish up the stainless gear and make it super shiny shiny 
not sure I would use it on the inside of the boiler though....
not sure I would use it on the inside of the boiler though....-
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Re: Is Copper the new or old "shiny"?
At one time I considered making a conical by soldering copper sheet. Unfortunately though, copper is expensive and (I found with my copper HLT) it doesn't stay shiny long, quickly goes a dull rusty colour and then has tendencies towards verdigris if kept out in the garage, which I believe is poisonous. You can keep ahead of it, but combined with limitations on what cleaners/sanitisers can be used with copper, then for me cheaper stainless or polypropylene are probably better bets.
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