A 30qt kettle is big enough to do a five gallon boil. In fact, it's big enough to do an even larger boil, but you just have to keep an eye out for boilovers.
Remember to also adjust your hop additions for the lower gravity of the boil.
TL
I am new to brewing, the next batch will be my sixth. My question to your comment is will I need more hops? If so will one of the brewing softwares out there adjust this for me. I am going to try the full boil with Austin Home Brews Double Chocolate Stout this Saturday. Thanks again for eveyones help. As you can see I am new at brewing but I am hooked and hope to be switching from strictly extract to all grain soon. This forum is great and feeds my addiction. Thanks.
Actually, you need less hops. As your wort gravity lowers, your hop utilization rises. Yes, any decent brewing software will factor in wort gravity when calculating IBUs, so you can compare apples to apples.
Have fun!
TL
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