guinness10
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Hi all, I'm a beginner brewer, just 2 batches under my belt thus far, and I'm already looking to upgrade some pieces of my brewing kit.
I currently have a 5 gallon aluminum kettle, so can't really do full volume boils, and don't have a wort chiller.
Northern Brewer is selling this 7.5 gal kettle and burner kit, which I know is not going to be of the highest quality, but the price is right to help me get quick full-volume boils.
I could also pick up a stainless steel immersion chiller and all three items would (barely) fit my current budget.
The other option would be to go for a better quality/more expensive kettle up front, but maybe not have enough for either a chiller or burner after that.
So what does anyone think - upgrade more pieces of the brewing kit, even if they're not the highest quality (or even mid-range quality), or shoot for quality right out of the gate, even though that may mean not having something like a wort chiller (which seems like it might be pretty indispensible if doing a full-volume, 5 gal boil)?
Thanks for your time and opinions!
I currently have a 5 gallon aluminum kettle, so can't really do full volume boils, and don't have a wort chiller.
Northern Brewer is selling this 7.5 gal kettle and burner kit, which I know is not going to be of the highest quality, but the price is right to help me get quick full-volume boils.
I could also pick up a stainless steel immersion chiller and all three items would (barely) fit my current budget.
The other option would be to go for a better quality/more expensive kettle up front, but maybe not have enough for either a chiller or burner after that.
So what does anyone think - upgrade more pieces of the brewing kit, even if they're not the highest quality (or even mid-range quality), or shoot for quality right out of the gate, even though that may mean not having something like a wort chiller (which seems like it might be pretty indispensible if doing a full-volume, 5 gal boil)?
Thanks for your time and opinions!