Adding Valve to Bayou Classic Pot

[deezy]

I've got this pot:
http://www.amazon.com/Bayou-Classic-1044-44-Quart-Stainless-Steel/dp/B000VXHKMC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1277579743&sr=8-7

Is it possible or recommended against adding a valve to this pot so I don't have to lift so much hot water on brew days?

Thanks!

 

[BargainFittings]

Yes you can add a valve to that kettle. That is a lot of weight to lift. Especially boiling or near boiling water.

 

[slakwhere]

the guys @ BargainFittings can get you squared away. i just added weldless to my new keggle and it was easy with the step bit and cutting oil you'll love it!

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

the guys @ BargainFittings can get you squared away. i just added weldless to my new keggle and it was easy with the step bit and cutting oil you'll love it!

+1, I found bargainfittings the cheapest place to get them. You just need a titanium stepped drilled bit (I got mine from eBay for about $9 shipped).

Just go slow when drilling the hole and be careful not to drill the hole too big.

 

[slakwhere]

mark the next step bigger with a sharpie marker all the way around. when all you can see left on the step bit is the black line, you know yer done.

 

[willatkinson]

My friend has that pot and used weldless kit from Bargain Fittings.

 

[deezy]

Cool thanks all! One last thing, what size on the bit did you drill for the weldless valve?

 

[Zamial]

+1 on bargain fittings I just ordered my weldless kit and I hope it is here today...darn you work clock go faster...I believe the hole size is listed on the site. 11/16 maybe????? IDK for sure...

 

[Dave258]

I think it is 13/16. If you go on his website, I think wayne has the directions there to look at. The step bit he sells on his site is also a good buy!

 

[deezy]

One more question about the conversion...

I'm more than likely gonna use a keggle in combination with this converted pot until I can score another keg. Do I need a diptube in this pot or keg or is that only for mashtuns? Will it drain fine without one?

 

[Dave258]

If you are using a ball valve, chances are you will need some sort of dip tube if you want to be able to empty all the water from your hlt. On my hlt, all I use is a copper 90* elbow attached to a copper male nipple.
If you are not using a sight glass in your hlt to measure water, it might not matter.
Works like a charm.

 

[deezy]

Ah gotcha. I was unsure about the suction but just read about once you hookup a hose to the valve and have your output lower than the vessle it'll siphon it all out from the tube/nipple.

What about draintube position? Center or along the wall? Angled or mouth against the bottom of pot?

 

[boogyman]

Ah gotcha. I was unsure about the suction but just read about once you hookup a hose to the valve and have your output lower than the vessle it'll siphon it all out from the tube/nipple.

What about draintube position? Center or along the wall? Angled or mouth against the bottom of pot?

On that pot I would go along the wall, probably straight down (mouth against bottom of pot). That way, you can fit a chiller in there if you ever use it for a boil kettle instead of just an hlt.

 

[DrawTap88]

On that pot I would go along the wall, probably straight down (mouth against bottom of pot). That way, you can fit a chiller in there if you ever use it for a boil kettle instead of just an hlt.

Or he could use a counterflow chiller.