The original question of "who makes them?", still not answered.
So those that have received these new pots don't have any markings on the boxes to indicate which Chinese company makes them? If they were made in USA, they would be boasting about it and I would even buy one at that price.
The old ones were Update International, shipped in a box that said "Update International"... new pots ship in a box labled what?
I'm looking to go to step up to 100 qt, maybe as soon as next week and thicker walls are attractive from a welding perspective. I don't want to weld on less than 1.2mm .
The lip of my 60 qt Update pot measures 1.37 to 1.45 mm , which might not be the same as the walls. Update claims they are 1.2, which is what the lid measures, which they say is 21 gauge, but 1.2 is equal to 18 gauge, same as a sanke.
The aluminum clad bottoms on these are a big benefit. It is possible to boil grain mashes with zero scorching if one were to stir continuously until a boil starts. After that, convection takes care of the stirring. Update claims 5mm aluminum plate, the "Mega 1.2" pots claim 4mm.
Simple measurement system for the 60 qt update pots. 15 inches tall, 15 gallons. Also prefer the wider pot for more surface area, have it in my mind evaporation is faster with wider pot if there is the heat to drive it off.
