Blichmann 15g for 5gallons?

Julohan · Dec 4, 2009

I am thinking of buying blichmann pots. With the thermometer and the sight glass be low enough to do 5 gallons? I am doing 5 gallons now. But it would be nice if I decide to go to 10 gallons to have the option.

DKershner · Dec 4, 2009

Julohan said:
I am thinking of buying blichmann pots. With the thermometer and the sight glass be low enough to do 5 gallons? I am doing 5 gallons now. But it would be nice if I decide to go to 10 gallons to have the option.

I dont have blichmann, but my 15.5 gal mash tun has similarly located ball valve and thermo. 5gal sits about 1" above the thermo. I think something like a megapot you might have trouble since they are so wide, but blichmann should be ok.

For what it's worth anyway...

jspence1 · Dec 4, 2009

Get the pot and just do 10G batches.

adx · Dec 4, 2009

The sight glass is at about the 2.5 gallon mark, but the therm is up around 7gal. So the therm is pretty worthless for 5 gallons. I understand the therm is up really high on the 10 gal pot too. Somewhere around the 6 gallon mark.

I usually brew 5 in mine, but sometimes do 10 gal batches. Especially, for big brew days.

Julohan · Dec 5, 2009

So as long as I have a thermometer i will be okay?

ruffdeezy · Dec 5, 2009

Julohan said:
So as long as I have a thermometer i will be okay?

That's a lot of money to pay just for a sight glass

adx · Dec 5, 2009

ruffdeezy said:
That's a lot of money to pay just for a sight glass

Not really. If you're using it for a boil kettle and a counterflow then thermometer is pretty worthless anyway. If you have an immersion chiller the thermometer is not so worthless. It would be better if the thermometer was a threaded fitting and you just put a plug in it.

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