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jwible204 · 01-23-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SpikeBrewing

They are actually larger than 15gal

I wish some past customers would throw their reviews up! :hint hint:

The sooner you get me the kettle, the sooner I'll get brewing and the sooner I'll give a full report.

frydogbrews · 02-02-2012, 09:10 PM

i also wish someone would let us know how these kettles are

jwible204 · 02-02-2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by frydogbrews

i also wish someone would let us know how these kettles are

Ok, I received mine today. It is exactly as described, the walls seem a bit thinner than I imagined but they're sturdy enough. I opted for the 15 gallon with 1 coupler. I just heated about 4 gallons in it to 160 from room temp in about 20 minutes. No signs of leakage, a bit of an aroma came out of the water while I was pouring it via the valve, presumably from the welding. All looks good, I'm going to scrub it with soap/water tonight and brew Saturday morning. I'll make a new thread after. At this point I'm satisfied with the purchase. I don't think the fiancée is but she's being a good sport about it.

frydogbrews · 02-03-2012, 12:05 AM

great, thank you for updating. i am on the fence about these things and i started thinking it was very odd that several folks said they bought one, but had no reviews. began wondering if all the folks were "plants" or something crazy.
i actually ordered one, but something weird happened and the order appears to have not gone through and has me re-thinking the whole thing

jwible204 · 02-03-2012, 12:32 AM

Here's a picture of this bad boy on my stove. I can get 3 burners going at once with it.

**DustBow** · 02-03-2012, 01:27 AM

Damn, we should have upgraded to a gas range the last time....

jwible204 · 02-03-2012, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DustBow

Damn, we should have upgraded to a gas range the last time....

When I was looking for a new apartment last April it was an absolute requirement. I suppose I could have built an electric heat stick, but this is much easier.

**freshhoarse** · 02-03-2012, 01:39 AM

That's a nice looking pot!

Formito · 02-03-2012, 01:20 PM

I just got one last week and I couldn't be happier. There was a bit of a mixup at first, but Ben was quick to send a replacement and a return shipping sheet right away. Brewing with this is a huge improvement over my older smaller kettle especially because the larger size lets me get a larger preboil volume with no boil over worries and higher efficiency overall. The different options for bulkhead placement are great too. Lovin my sightglass.

phuff7129 · 02-03-2012, 03:17 PM

I am kind of a noob here. I am also in the market for a kettle and have been looking at the spike kettles. I know this is probably a dumb question, but exactly what is the sight glass for? Does it measure your volume of wort? If so, how do you calibrate it? Also I was thinking about getting it with the thermometer as well. Do you think that is a good idea or is it easier to just use a digital thermometer? Did you get the sight glass through Spike? Thanks in advance for your help. One more question. Do the handles feel like you could lift a 10 gallon batch if you had to?