Stainless Kettle too good to be true. - Page 7

**mikeysab** · 01-07-2012, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kincade

Same kettle is avail from brewsteel with welded/soldered fittings customized however you want. That is where i will buy next time.

Yes, for a hundred bucks more.

I added a ball valve to it. I'm gong to wrap it and turn it into an electric HLT. Its a great kettle, built lke a rhino. The only thing I don't like about is its shape. I did a 8 gallon batch in it and my IC had half the coils submerged. It still works great for the bigger batches. But I want a lttle more versatility from my BK

bphelan · 01-07-2012, 02:27 AM

So you had no problems with Wares Direct? I'm thinking about ordering one based on this thread

**mikeysab** · 01-07-2012, 02:41 AM

I had no problems at all. I ordered the 80 qt update international aluminum pot and a lid seperately, and it came within a week. No problems whatsoever. I'd order from them again in a heartbeat.

The only reason I haven't ordered it yet is because of the shape of the pot. It's 18 in diameter x 14 in height. If that were reversed, I'd have bought it already. I just don't want to have problems with having my IC half submerged in wort. I may still buy it, but I'm trying to find something better suited for my IC. The bayou classic pots are tall and narrow, but they got pretty harsh reviews. I"m still on the hunt, but decision should be made soon, since I"m just looking at the same sites over and over now.

**SpikeBrewing** · 01-22-2012, 09:46 PM

***For Clarification***

I've had a few people email me regarding the problem we had with kettles being smaller than 15 gallons... This problem has been corrected and the new kettles are actually a little larger than 15 gallons.