13 gal pot too big for 5 gal batch?

triangulum33 · Dec 6, 2009

Winco has 32 - 52 qt pots for <$40.
I asked the guy to get me a 40qt, but didnt realize I had a 52 till I got home. Is this too big for 5 gal batches? I'm planning on moving to full boils and some high gravity beers.

Hammy71 · Dec 6, 2009

There's no such thing as too big a pot! Mine is over 20 gallons and I do 10 and 5 gallon batches in it.

ChshreCat · Dec 6, 2009

Are you using a propane burner? Pot size and shape can be a consideration on a stove.

Hammy71 · Dec 6, 2009

ChshreCat said:
Are you using a propane burner? Pot size and shape can be a consideration on a stove.

true dat....but that's not the pots fault is it?....

triangulum33 · Dec 6, 2009

Yes, I have a LP burner for outside.

pdbreen · Dec 6, 2009

What's the diameter/height?

As other's have said, too big is not a problem (I use a 15gal pot for 5gal full boil batches), but if it's short w/a large diameter, you'll need to compensate for a large loss during the boil.

triangulum33 · Dec 6, 2009

It is a wide pot - almost as wide as it is tall. I'll be careful about evap loss. Thanks!

KayaBrew · Dec 6, 2009

I have a ten gallon pot, and I still wish it was bigger! 13 gallons is awesome!

humann_brewing · Dec 6, 2009

I started out the the exact pot you are talking about 52qt from winco, always sold in the fall as a tamale pot. Last time I was there they were marked at $31.99 for the 52qt.

Mine is pretty beat up for the flames over the last year, the bottom is starting to chip away but it is cheap, what do you expect. It got me into all grain brewing

TeufelBrew · Dec 6, 2009

Brew pot's are not like Vajayjay's. Bigger is ALWAYS better.

ChshreCat · Dec 6, 2009

But if it's too big, you miss out on all the fun of regular boilovers.

humann_brewing · Dec 6, 2009

ChshreCat said:
But if it's too big, you miss out on all the fun of regular boilovers.

Yeah, I really miss those

smmcdermott · Dec 7, 2009

TeufelBrew said:
Brew pot's are not like Vajayjay's. Bigger is ALWAYS better.

BWAHAHAHA

vajayjay's.....

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