Query about galvanised boilers

[Brotherton Lad]

I'm posting to ask advice about my old Burco boiler which I believe is galvanised. It's a 10 gallon 375ASR type and I've used it for kits and extract brewing for the last ten years after pulling it out of a skip.
Now, my ancient CJJ Wherry book tells me that the "modified 375 Burco" is safe to use and that galvanised boilers are fine too for grain and hops, but should not be used once any acid is introduced to the recipe for fear of metal poisoning.
Clearly, I've not died yet but, as I'm about to go to AG with a much longer boil, I wondered if any of you old hands had any relevant knowledge of that tpe of boiler.
Thanks,
Roy

[jubby]

I use exactly the same boiler Roy, They work very well. You did well to pull it out of a skip




The outer jacket is galvanised, but the inner is plated copper. If you turn it upside down and remove the electrics cover, you should see the copper un-plated. It's probably a good idea to look under that cover anyway, just to make sure it's clean and the insulation is ok. Mine was full of dead wildlife and the wiring insulation had gone brittle.

[Brotherton Lad]

Thanks for the reply. It is indeed the same beast. I had to re-wire it when I found mine, but have to say I didn't notice the plated copper aspect, so I'll look again. My wife is always a tad embarrassed about the skip monkey side of me, but I'm a Yorkshireman and don't like paying for stuff I can get for free.