zanemoseley
Well-Known Member
So I was thinking tonight about the debate between brass and SS. Obviously SS is nice if you wish to pony up the extra $$$ but what disadvantages does brass really have. Yes they mix in a percentage of lead to improve the machining properties but what does that really matter to brewers.
1) You can pickle the brass which helps remove surface lead.
2) How much lead can you really expect to extract off the surface of small fittings during a 1hr mash and boil.
3) Lead is a very dense metal leading me to believe nearly 100% of any lead that would leach into the wort/beer would precipitate into the trub/yeast in the primary fermenter which isn't consumed.
So does anyone have any info that I'm not seeing? Sure SS is pretty but for a lot more $$ that could be spent on other brew stuff.
1) You can pickle the brass which helps remove surface lead.
2) How much lead can you really expect to extract off the surface of small fittings during a 1hr mash and boil.
3) Lead is a very dense metal leading me to believe nearly 100% of any lead that would leach into the wort/beer would precipitate into the trub/yeast in the primary fermenter which isn't consumed.
So does anyone have any info that I'm not seeing? Sure SS is pretty but for a lot more $$ that could be spent on other brew stuff.