Can You Use Hydrogen Peroxide To Clean Brass

Rad-Rabbit

Tin can I apply "Apple Vinegar" & peroxide to de-lead Brass?
According to John Plamer, you should apply white vinegar simply all I have is Apple Vinegar. Will this piece of work in the same ratio or not at all?

How to Brew Appendix B - Brewing Metallurgy

Cleaning Brass
Some brewers use brass fittings in conjunction with their wort chillers or other brewing equipment and are concerned nearly the lead that is nowadays in contumely alloys. A solution of two parts white vinegar to one role hydrogen peroxide (mutual iii% solution) will remove tarnish and surface pb from brass parts when they are soaked for 5 minutes or less at room temperature. The contumely volition plow a buttery yellowish colour equally information technology is cleaned. If the solution starts to plough green and the brass darkens, then the parts accept been soaking too long and the copper in the contumely is beginning to dissolve, exposing more than lead. The solution has become contaminated and the part should be re-cleaned in a fresh solution.

wilserbrewer

Should work, either style, no large bargain IMO. If the lead was huge concern...swap it for stainless. I oft wonder if the trace amount of lead that would migrate off the contumely would even be detectable in the first batch.

Rad-Rabbit

I have all stainless for my Brutus build but that still isn't finished and likely won't be untill later on the new year. So today I decided to built a 5 Gallon Rubbermaid MLT for mini mashes on the stove. I but wanted to make sure It was safe.

So long as the apple vinegar is OK to replace white vinegar I'm gear up. Detectable or not I don't desire any atomic number 82 entering my organization if I can help it.
Thanks

Rad-Rabbit

OK, I only finished with soaking the brass ball valve and barb fitting in a 2:1 Apple vinegar & peroxide solution. I would say it worked perfectly and that if anyone else is in the same predicament you are fine to use apple vinegar.