JUST_BREW_IT
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it's an old 60 gallon steam cooker that was used in a penitentiary. it's stainless and the crank in the right tilts the kettle up and down. think this would make a good kettle for big batches?
before you take it apart remember that steam is about 4x more efficient in delivering heat/energy than direct fire, old indians even say that you can't boil more than 3 bbl when using direct fire
Depending on the price, that looks like a nice start, what is the pot just to the right of in the first pic looks promising
I have one that I got out of an old school that was going to be renovated. Use it as my HLT. Works great and was free. Mine is not jacketed though.
looks like the steam kettles used in the galley on Navy ships.
always thought they would be KILLER for a BK
I believe this was pulled out of a penitentiary here in Illinois.
You should see how these things are priced on ebay
I dono pretty big. I just use mine to heat mash and sparge water. Big enough to make both at same time for 10 gallons. I just use regular cheapo propane burner. Never tried to boil with it. I'm sure you could, would just take a bit longer.
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