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Irie5447 · 07-04-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by weirdboy

You guys advising all this caution are CRAZY. I use a 30qt from a turkey fryer kit as my primary boil pot and it works like a charm. I do 6.5 gallon boils in it no sweat. Just watch it around the hot break.

Well I always boil off 2.5 to 2.25 gallons of wort everytime I brew and this leaves me with 5 gallons. So technically your pot would not work for me so I guess were all not crazy. I would never fill a pot to the top and try to boil it.

**BrewBrain** · 07-04-2009, 05:01 PM

14 hours ago:

7.5 gallons collected
7.5 gallons boiled
0.0 drops spilled
Boiled down to 6 gallons in 60 minutes
Siphoned 5.25 gallons into fermenter

**CharlosCarlies** · 07-04-2009, 06:23 PM

Well done sir!

**BrewBrain** · 07-04-2009, 08:55 PM

Well crap. It turns out it gets even better. I just checked my pot because I've always suspected something was wrong. The 30 quart mark is actually only a little over 28 quarts of liquid in.

So, I guess I officially have a 7 gallon pot, not 7.5. A true 7.5 gallon pot would be way too much pot for me

I boil down to 5.75 gallons (cooled) and collect 5.25 gallons with the marks corrected.

Time to rework my system assumptions

BillTheSlink · 07-05-2009, 04:41 AM

Found a 40 quart pot for 49.99 with lid at:
Aluminum Stock Pot 40 Quart (POT-40CR)

Shipped Fedex 1-5 days. I checked out the link in the thread but you have to belong to the Sam's club which is an extra $30.00 and this one has four rivets in each handle and is industrial rated. Better safe than sorry. I've got an Abby extract I'll do while I wait for it to get here.

BillTheSlink

Kauai_Kahuna · 07-05-2009, 10:21 AM

I use a 7.5gal pot all the time, after having to replace my stove due to boil overs I now use a second pot to boil up the additional 2 gal.
Where there is a will there is a way, you just need to find it.

Heineken · 07-05-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jasonh

You can do it...I used the 30qt that came with my turkey fryer on my first couple batches, and it worked alright...just be REALLY careful about boilovers. The first time I did it, I had a bit of a boilover, but the other two times, I just sprayed it a lot with a spray bottle full of cold water around the hot break and was fine.

I did move up to a 10gal pot after those three batches though...and it's much less of a hassle.

+1 once the initial boilover is done, it is easy to control and works great. It is what I have and don't have plans to change until I have to.

**Bobby_M** · 07-05-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weirdboy

You guys advising all this caution are CRAZY. I use a 30qt from a turkey fryer kit as my primary boil pot and it works like a charm. I do 6.5 gallon boils in it no sweat. Just watch it around the hot break.

Here's crazy.. if you can boil with only a gallon of headspace, your boil really isn't vigorous enough.

If I had to make due with 30qt, I'd collect 5 gallons in there and put the excess 1.5 gallons into another pot. Combine them after about 30 minutes of boil time.

Irie5447 · 07-05-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewBrain

14 hours ago:

7.5 gallons collected
7.5 gallons boiled
0.0 drops spilled
Boiled down to 6 gallons in 60 minutes
Siphoned 5.25 gallons into fermenter

That looks like a simmer to me! I wouldn't consider that a rolling boil.

**BrewBrain** · 07-05-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irie5447

That looks like a simmer to me! I wouldn't consider that a rolling boil.

It gets rolling once the hot break sinks in. It's touchy until then. It's a light rolling boil at this point too - not a simmer at all.

Remember, the question was whether somebody with an existing 7.5 gallon pot who does not want to spend money on a larger pot needs to. The answer is "no" so long as you don't need to collect more than the pot can boil. I seem to boil enough wort just fine with my small pot. I've never said 10 wouldn't be nicer to have.

edit to add: AND, I won't claim I don't work a bit to keep the boil under control. I stand over the pot for the entire hour fanning down potential boilovers the whole time. I use the pot lid

It's no problem for me. I don't mind. I like the smell.