LastChanceBrewing
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Short Version: I have a 35.5 gallon pot with no valve/thermometer/sightglass. Is there anything I can do with a pot that large or will I be wasting time, space, propane, etc? I brew 5 gallon all-grain batches but I have a 10 gallon mash tun so I have the ability to do 10 gallon batches.
Long Version: I have been watching Craigslist for a 15 gallon brew pot for the past few weeks and finally found someone who was selling a brand new 62 Qt stainless steel stock pot from Bayou Classic. When I get to the pickup location, the guy opens his trunk up and shows me this ridiculously huge pot. I said "wow, that looks way bigger than 15.5 gallons". To which he replied "it's 62 quarts". Without telling him that 62 quarts was 15.5 gallons, I said "there's no way I can use that. It's just too big". I was going to walk away but he offered it to me for $40 and I decided to give it a chance at that price point. I got it home tonight, measured it and found the model on Bayou Classic's website...turns out it's a 35.5 gallon pot!
So what do I do with a pot this size? Start a commercial nano brewery?? Can I even brew a 5 gallon batch in this? Am I going to waste propane heating up a pot this size? It's 21.5 inches wide and 22.5 inches tall.
Long Version: I have been watching Craigslist for a 15 gallon brew pot for the past few weeks and finally found someone who was selling a brand new 62 Qt stainless steel stock pot from Bayou Classic. When I get to the pickup location, the guy opens his trunk up and shows me this ridiculously huge pot. I said "wow, that looks way bigger than 15.5 gallons". To which he replied "it's 62 quarts". Without telling him that 62 quarts was 15.5 gallons, I said "there's no way I can use that. It's just too big". I was going to walk away but he offered it to me for $40 and I decided to give it a chance at that price point. I got it home tonight, measured it and found the model on Bayou Classic's website...turns out it's a 35.5 gallon pot!
So what do I do with a pot this size? Start a commercial nano brewery?? Can I even brew a 5 gallon batch in this? Am I going to waste propane heating up a pot this size? It's 21.5 inches wide and 22.5 inches tall.