So 2 stainless steel kettles walk into a bar...

movet22 · Jan 11, 2013

One is 15 gal, the other is 8 gal. Which should I use for my HLT, and which should I use for my BK?

I run a 5 gal, AG setup with a rubbermaid 10 gal cooler for a MT. 1.5 teirs (I gravity feed my strike/sparge water and I pump my runnings to my BK).

Any help is appreciated!

Monster Mash · Jan 11, 2013

Since you are only doing 5 gallon batches I would use the 15 for the boil.

RScottyL · Jan 11, 2013

Monster Mash said:
Since you are only doing 5 gallon batches I would use the 15 for the boil.

I agree!

The 15 gallon would give you the extra headspace to prevent a boilover!

Clearcut23 · Jan 11, 2013

Yah you'll never need 15 gallons of hit water for a 5 gallon batch. I'm currently using an 8 gallon boil pot for 5 gallon batches and a 5 gallon pot for hot water. As soon as I can afford to step up to 10 gallon batches ill use my 8 gallon brew pot for hot water and a 15 gallon keg for boiling

RTL · Jan 11, 2013

Use the 15 as the HLT and heat the entire water bill for two back to back five gallon batches.

mpcluever · Jan 12, 2013

No need to heat and hold hot water hours before it's used. I'd use the 15 as the BK.

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