It's my anniversary this weekend, 12 years. My gift is getting to spend 100 bucks on brewing equipment!
I've been planning to buy a 40 Qt pot. (I use a 5 Gal MLT) But I'v got my doubts, and think maybe I should go with a 60 Qt. 40 is great for anything below 1.065 or so O.G. I just got through formulating a Wee Heavy which will be about 1.088 in gravity. In order to get peak effeciency I would need to boil quite a bit of wort, pushing a 40 Qt pot's capacity.
So the question is:
Are there any drawbacks to using a 60 Qt pot for brewing something like a Mild with an O.G. of 1.036 where I'm only putting 5.5 Gals. into the kettle for a boil? (just seems odd putting 22 quarts into a 60 qt pot)
Should I just forget it and go with the 40 Qt or buy the 60 Qt and then I'll be able to brew most 10 Gal batches in the future?
A decision must be made!
Thanks,
Phillip
I've been planning to buy a 40 Qt pot. (I use a 5 Gal MLT) But I'v got my doubts, and think maybe I should go with a 60 Qt. 40 is great for anything below 1.065 or so O.G. I just got through formulating a Wee Heavy which will be about 1.088 in gravity. In order to get peak effeciency I would need to boil quite a bit of wort, pushing a 40 Qt pot's capacity.
So the question is:
Are there any drawbacks to using a 60 Qt pot for brewing something like a Mild with an O.G. of 1.036 where I'm only putting 5.5 Gals. into the kettle for a boil? (just seems odd putting 22 quarts into a 60 qt pot)
Should I just forget it and go with the 40 Qt or buy the 60 Qt and then I'll be able to brew most 10 Gal batches in the future?
A decision must be made!
Thanks,
Phillip