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How can a copper mug be poisonous yet copper pipes are prefered for water lines, copper is pretty much required for stills even if only some packing

Posted by zeitgeist Aug 9 '17, 12:26

in the stainless steel reflux heads

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the acidity of the drink (it's got ginger beer and lime in it) breaks down the copper, water isn't acidic enough to do that -- nm - decline Aug 9, 12:28 2
- So I shouldn't be doing shots of vinegar out of copper cups? -- nm - Max Aug 9, 12:36 1
  - and quit doing marinara shots as well -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:41
it is the fact that Moscow Mules have a pH below 6, drinking water should have a pH of 7 -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:28 8
- It's the lime juice that has the low pH level, iirc. -- nm - Inigo Aug 9, 12:29 7
  - I've heard a lot of discussion about Moscow Mules, but I've yet to try one myself -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:30 6
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    - you need a strong peppery old fashioned ginger ale. not the newer stuff which tastes more like 7 up -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 12:34 2
      - Ginger beer is better. -- nm - Inigo Aug 9, 12:47 1
        
        definitely -- nm - decline Aug 9, 12:49
    - they are not bad - as long as they don't poison you -- nm - decline Aug 9, 12:33 1
      - well, maybe you shouldn't testify against me then! -- nm - Putin Aug 9, 12:34

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