copper vs. stainless

[ScubaSteve]

OK, I will give you that but I am fortunate enough to live in a cul-de-sac in a very low-crime neighborhood. None of my neighbors need the funds from scrap and we don't see people cruising by because there is no exit.

Cul-de-sacs are nice if you're cool with your neighbors.

I live in CA and you can't trust anyone out here. You can live in a nice neighborhood, but 3 streets over you're on the wrong side of the tracks. I guess that's what happens when you try to jam everyone together.

 

[ScubaSteve]

Here is the only thing I think needs to be mentioned about the ease of keeping copper from ruining the beer.

Never let water or anything (wort) stay in the copper coil for long periods of time. It will corrode and make a blue powder which can make beer taste bad. I always flush mine with hot water just after use and drain it. I have an air compressor which I use for this as it is hard to get it all out of the tubing. If you do forget and it gets crusty then brush its interior with a brush and hot PBW and rinse with very hot water.

Is this how you clean your CFC, or your IC?

 

[bull8042]

Cul-de-sacs are nice if you're cool with your neighbors.

I live in CA and you can't trust anyone out here. You can live in a nice neighborhood, but 3 streets over you're on the wrong side of the tracks. I guess that's what happens when you try to jam everyone together.

Yeah, nothing lasts forever. Our neighborhood is out in the county so we are not on top of anyone. But the way it is growing around here, it is only a matter of time until it grows to the point of being in the exact same situation you are referring to.
I hope to be retired or at least semi-retired and living in Mexico way before that happens.