I'm currently using my turkey fryer setup as my brew kettle. I'm looking to buy something nice with a thermometer and ball valve, so I don't need to pour wort through a funnel and filter into my carboy.
Right now I do 5 gallon batches. I considered a 10 gallon kettle. But then I figured I should get something big enough to accommodate 10 gallon batches if I decide I wanted to do them in the future.
I'm looking at the Blichmann kettle. I figured a 15 gallon would be enough to handle 10 gallon batches in the future while not being ridiculously oversized for a 5 gallon batch. Then I looked on their website and saw they recommend a 20 gall for 10 gallon batch boils.
So what's the deal? Is a 15 gallon pot too big for 5 gallon batches and too small for 10 gallon batches or not?
I also searched and saw talk about people relocating thermometers for small batches, but even in the stock location, it should be low enough to be submerged in a 5 gallon batch (since I'd start with 6 gallons preboil, and the thermometer is less than a third of the way up).
Right now I do 5 gallon batches. I considered a 10 gallon kettle. But then I figured I should get something big enough to accommodate 10 gallon batches if I decide I wanted to do them in the future.
I'm looking at the Blichmann kettle. I figured a 15 gallon would be enough to handle 10 gallon batches in the future while not being ridiculously oversized for a 5 gallon batch. Then I looked on their website and saw they recommend a 20 gall for 10 gallon batch boils.
So what's the deal? Is a 15 gallon pot too big for 5 gallon batches and too small for 10 gallon batches or not?
I also searched and saw talk about people relocating thermometers for small batches, but even in the stock location, it should be low enough to be submerged in a 5 gallon batch (since I'd start with 6 gallons preboil, and the thermometer is less than a third of the way up).