Brass Fittings on Fermenter ??

[Springer]

Latest project is converting a 100 litre stainless vessel into a fermenter. I have had a couple of 22 mm tubes welded into the bottom, with a view to putting stainless compression fittings and taps on them, as yeast and wort outlets.
I was planning on using a stainless 22 mm compression elbow, but cannot find stainless 22 mm compression bends and taps, it appears to be all BSP. :shock: Think in hindsight I should have used stainless BSP sockets.
Not the end of the world can be sorted but keen to get some beer made, stock is ZERO
So the question is can I use brass and plated taps or do I need to go all stainless in a fermenter :?
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[tubby_shaw]

There is no reason that I know of that means you can't use copper alloy fittings in conjunction with stainless steel apart from aesthetics :thumb:

 

[unclepumble]

I use brass fittings in mine. it is not an issue unless you use caustic or certain other chemicals to clean.

Oxi is ok don't think VWP is though.

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[Springer]

Thanks both. I am an oxy man, with videne so should be ok. I have ordered stainless valves with a brass comp / bsp adapters.
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[Aleman]

I prefer to use stainless . . . but with my rotating racking arm I had to use a 15mm brass compression nut . . .It's not caused any issues, but the next time I place an order with BES I'll be getting a 15mm Stainless one