B barryham Active Member Joined Apr 6, 2010 Messages 30 Reaction score 0 Jan 26, 2011 #1 hi all ive aquired a 40 lit copper water barrel . copper is only 1mm thick to thin for a boiler its got taps and a well fitting lid could this get used as a fermenter or does copper taint beer.
hi all ive aquired a 40 lit copper water barrel . copper is only 1mm thick to thin for a boiler its got taps and a well fitting lid could this get used as a fermenter or does copper taint beer.
Vindiv8 Well-Known Member Joined Jan 2, 2011 Messages 142 Reaction score 0 Jan 26, 2011 #2 Don't know about tainting. Is it heavy? Copper price is high at the moment, weigh it in and buy several FV's with the money. :thumb:
Don't know about tainting. Is it heavy? Copper price is high at the moment, weigh it in and buy several FV's with the money. :thumb:
W Wendy1971 Regular. Joined Nov 3, 2010 Messages 238 Reaction score 0 Location east riding of yorkshire Jan 26, 2011 #3 dont know about using it for a fermenter cant you use it for a HLT
