cleaning copper for the first time

[barry44]

I am going to make myself an immerssion cleaner using a 10m roll of 8mm copper pipe.

Given that there a lot on here who have also made one, can anyone advise what to use to clean the copper for the first time as i assume that there will be some sort of grease on it when i get it from the shop.

Any advice will be greatly received.

[seymour]

Here's a good related conversation: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=58553&hilit=+lemon+juice

As I said then, I've had excellent results from lemon juice (citric acid.)

Good luck!

[barry44]

Many thanks Seymour for your assistance.

Apparently citric acid is hard to buy over the counter due to the tendency to cut drugs with it!!

Would PBW or oxiclean be a good substitute?

[Ben711200]

I've never had a problem buying citric acid for brewing purposes, or lemons for that matter

[barry44]

Gave it a clean with pbw followed with a good few rinses.

[6470zzy]

White vinegar works a treat on copper.

Cheers

[YeastWhisperer]

[quote="6470zzy"]White vinegar works a treat on copper.

Cheers[/quote]

+10,000

[Frothy]

I even heard of people using tomato sauce, enough acid in there and its a nice consistency to work with believe it or not.
CItric or vinegar work good.