Recent content by sha1

You are right, I agree. The problem of corrosion and mechanical failures always exists, and it is probably not of the highest concern to the homebrewer. However, as their limited experience led them to mention that such failures are possible, I was wondering if that was true and what failure...

the '1 to 2 years' figure can be seen here - http://byo.com/hops/item/1516-tlc-for-stainless "Our limited experience says silver solder is effective, but may crack after a year or two of homebrewing service." There are more concerns on the corrosion resistance of soldered joints in stainless...

I have recently fitted my stainless steel fermenter with a solder-on tri clamp flange. I have read in several places that silver solder joints in the 'homebrew industry' last for one to two years before cracking, however i could not find evidence, nor reports on the severity of such cracks...