schristian619
Well-Known Member
I have only brewed 5 gallon batches thus far, but plan on moving up to 10 as soon as I either build my brutus type sculpture or buy one. I currently use a 15 gallon kettle (Blichmann if that matters), and love it. I was using a 10 gallon kettle before and always had boilovers, or had to watch it like a hawk, which is why I went to 15 gallon. I have been debating on getting a 20 gallon bk for doing 10 gallon batches to minimize boilovers, but have not decided yet.
As far as brand/type, I decided against keggles because I brew in an apartment and clean the kettles in my sink, and keggles just wouldn't work. I haven't fully decided on brand, but I'm leaning towards Blichmann because I like the dimensions better, Most other kettles are wider than they are tall, which leads to a larger boil off rate. Plus I like they're false bottom and snap on dip tube. Prices are pretty much equal if you consider all the options, but you don't need all the options on every kettle.
As far as brand/type, I decided against keggles because I brew in an apartment and clean the kettles in my sink, and keggles just wouldn't work. I haven't fully decided on brand, but I'm leaning towards Blichmann because I like the dimensions better, Most other kettles are wider than they are tall, which leads to a larger boil off rate. Plus I like they're false bottom and snap on dip tube. Prices are pretty much equal if you consider all the options, but you don't need all the options on every kettle.