nickolas388
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hi guys , im a newbie looking for a brew pot. i was wondering, can i use an aluminum stock pot? or does it have to be stainless steel? this pot im looking at is 20 quarts by the way.
thanks,
-nick
thanks,
-nick
Aluminum is fine. 20qts is quite small though. You could only do a 3 gallon batch in pot that size.
I saw a 54 quart aluminum pot for $20 yesterday at food 4 less. They had 40 quart pots too. They looked decent and I think they had a basket too, but not sure.
i was told if the beer bubbles over, you can just add a little cold water. do most people use bigger than 20quart pots though?
I bet most home brewers use smaller pots than that.
thanks for all the info guys. i think im just going to keep it simple for now an ddo the brew on the stove top. what you guys are saying is that i cant do a 5 gallon batch with a 20quart pot? =( my local brew store said it would be okay if i just topped it off with some water. i already have the ingredients for a 5 gallon brown ale.
-nick
If you are going to make 5 gallon brews then a 5 gallon stock pot is definitely not enough based on one reason. When you go to boil the wort you will always have, hopefully, somewhere around 6 to 6.5 gallons of wort to boil.
so osagedr, your saying a 5gallon pot will be okay then?
I'm saying you can make a 5 gallon pot work if that's what your circumstances dictate at this time. Maybe take a look at Deathbrewer's stovetop AG thread and see if there is anything else in there that helps you decide.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-stovetop-all-grain-brewing-pics-90132/
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