I'm looking for suggestions for upgrading my brew kettle. For years, I brewed with extract. I would boil about 3 gallons and top up with water. Then I moved to doing BIAB with some smaller batches. I've been using a 4 gallon pot.
I just built a cooler mash tun and I'm looking to get a bigger kettle. I really enjoy making smaller batches and find anything between 2-4 gallons to be perfect for me. I may go as high as 5, but that is uncommon and almost certainly the max size for me. I also prefer brewing inside, as long as my stove can handle it.
I'm looking for a kettle in the 30-32 qt range. I would prefer a valve on it, but I am open to drilling it and installing one myself. I am probably going to do that to my 4 gal as well.
I've scoured the web and found millions of options. Unfortunately, its so hard to guage quality. There's one particular 32 qt with valve/thermometer that can be had for around $100, but the reviews are terrible. I see a lot of other 32 qt pots without the accessories that look suspiciously like the same pot but I cant be sure.
I guess what I'm looking for is something that can stand up to stove top boiling without warping. Also, because I'm mostly on the stove, a smaller diameter pot might be nice to minimize boil-off, which would allow me to do most batches indoors. I can boil up to 4 gallons on my stove.
Anyone have any suggestions that fit my bill? Oh yeah, I'm hopefully about to start building a house so money is a factor. That sort of takes me out of Blichmann or Polarware territory. I'd like to stay at or under $150 if possible.
I just built a cooler mash tun and I'm looking to get a bigger kettle. I really enjoy making smaller batches and find anything between 2-4 gallons to be perfect for me. I may go as high as 5, but that is uncommon and almost certainly the max size for me. I also prefer brewing inside, as long as my stove can handle it.
I'm looking for a kettle in the 30-32 qt range. I would prefer a valve on it, but I am open to drilling it and installing one myself. I am probably going to do that to my 4 gal as well.
I've scoured the web and found millions of options. Unfortunately, its so hard to guage quality. There's one particular 32 qt with valve/thermometer that can be had for around $100, but the reviews are terrible. I see a lot of other 32 qt pots without the accessories that look suspiciously like the same pot but I cant be sure.
I guess what I'm looking for is something that can stand up to stove top boiling without warping. Also, because I'm mostly on the stove, a smaller diameter pot might be nice to minimize boil-off, which would allow me to do most batches indoors. I can boil up to 4 gallons on my stove.
Anyone have any suggestions that fit my bill? Oh yeah, I'm hopefully about to start building a house so money is a factor. That sort of takes me out of Blichmann or Polarware territory. I'd like to stay at or under $150 if possible.