by ticknaylor » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:47 am
I was in the local hbs shop other day buying a new alcoholmeter decided to have a look at the brass fitting on the ultra pure spirits still, the copper one with the brass fitting had the exact same stamping as my brass fitting did DRZ brass with w stamp and looked identical to how my fittings looked when i bought them shiny inside but a dark grey on the outside portion obviously no pickling think this whole story is over cooked BS if its water safe ie Drz brass and still making companies are willing to risk huge lawsuits then its probably safe think people should worry more about the various effects associated with drinking our hobby and not the minute amounts of lead obtained from minimal exposure time to corrosive alcohols. Obviously if its only standard grade brass dont use it because it has more lead in it and no leaching protection. Seriously id be more worried bout what maccas puts in your burger than the lead leaching from dr brass with fittings of small surface area and low exposure time. Enough said. Any just my opinion based on my own research. Do your own research and tell me what you think. Cheers