Hi! I want to get a brew pot. Any suggestions?
Jakemo said:You can get a 5-gal stoneware enameled pot from Wally World for about $25. It's what I've been using since I started, and I'm probably going to get a 2nd soon.
I've read that iron clad pots are the way to go. I've seen pots with gauges that are close to $300!!! Very confusing.
I wouldn't buy one but I used the MILs pot like this for the first couple. I gotta say tho for reals, even if you do extract, full boil is the way to go. I am on a 7.5 gal turkey fryer atmo. Not the greatest but it's better than a par boil.
Got an outdoor burner last week. Still need the pot.
I have this guy. $67.50 for 15 gallon.
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/Restaurant-Supply/Johnson-Rose-/Stock-Pot-6027675
Hi! I want to get a brew pot. Any suggestions?
I would suggest getting a turkey fryer kit. 7.5 gallon pot + propane burner will carry you pretty far on a minimal investment. That way you can get more comfortable with your process before stepping up (if you decide to do so) into all grain.
The 7.5 gallon pot will let you do full 5 gallon boils while still being small enough to do partial boils initially.
I have this guy. $67.50 for 15 gallon.
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/Restaurant-Supply/Johnson-Rose-/Stock-Pot-6027675
I have this guy. $67.50 for 15 gallon.
http://www.waresdirect.com/products/Restaurant-Supply/Johnson-Rose-/Stock-Pot-6027675
That's a good looking kettle! How's it working out for you?
I have a similar question as the OP, I'm looking to get a new brew kettle for my new hobby and am unsure of what direction (size, material, fittings, etc.) that I should go.
I would like to be able to do BOTH 3gal and 5gal extract FULL BOILS with the same pot. Is this possible or will one be too big/too small for the other? Does the material really matter? I can always make holes and add fittings later, so I guess that part isn't too important from the get go.
I'm thinking that the 7.5gal turkey fryer option would be best to hold me over for quite some time (If I ever decided to go AG), but is 7.5gal pot big enough to do a full boil on a 5gal extract? Is it TOO big for a 3gal full boil?
CidahMastah said:I would never recc less than 15G pot if you EVER plan on going to:
1. All grain
2. 10G batches
You can always comfortably do 3G, 5G or whatever batches in a 15G pot. 7.5G is way too close and begging for a boil over. If you ever go to AG, 7.5G will be very limiting. If you think you will only do 5G batches and extract only I would still say to get a 10G pot at a minimum. A slightly bigger pot is WAYYY better that a slightly too small pot.
I'd like a 10 gallon with valve and thermometer. Are these frills I don't need?
I still don't see why one *has to* do full boils if they don't want to... I don't believe there's any tangible benefit for extract or PM batches...
People on here act like you can only buy one pot ever and you are stuck with it lol. Doing 5 gallon batches on 7.5 gallon and yeah I can't do longer boils than 60 min but it will be no problem when I upgrade. I only paid 50 bucks for the pot and burner it's not a big deal.
I do agree bigger is a good idea but you can do a 5 gallon AG with a 10 gallon pot. You don't need a 15 gallon for that. Some bigger beers maybe but most you can use a 10 gallon. 15 gallon definitely for 10 gallon batches.
danorocks17 said:I could not disagree with you more. I did partial boils for many years, and when i switched to full boils I saw a dramatic improvement in the beers that I made. Coloring was improved, as was hop utilization. Don't get me wrong, if you can't do full boils you can make awesome beer, but to suggest there aren't any tangible benefits to doing a full boil over partial is just plain wrong.
+ 1 on importance of a full boil
You can always buy larger. but why waste $50 on a pot that once your out grow.... will have virtually no replay value or use for your system. Sorry dude but that is what I call bad advice.
Just pointing this out (not sure if I am reading your reply wrong) - No way you are doing any full boil 10 gallon batch in a 10 gal pot if you are doing full boils.
If I do a 10 Gallon 60 minute batch I need to start with about 13G in my pot so I end up with about 11G, which comes out to just a bit more than 2 5gallon batches after I rack it off the trub. If I do 90 minute boils I need 14 gallons.
I would definitely recommend a ball valve and a therm for each pot (for AG). It is nice to look at the therm and know if you are at strike temp/ steeping grains (AG and extract), mash temp (AG) or nearing your boil (AG and extract). Let's you know when you are about to get hot break, and to watch the pot for oil overs or start your hop schedule
I think he means you can get away with using a 10 gallon pot for a 5 gallon full-boil most of the time, unless maybe it's a bigger beer. However, for a 10 gallon batch, you need a 15 gallon pot.
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