Good morning homebrewtalk,
I recently acquired a 4 gallon pot in the hopes of being able to do some extract brews during the cold winter months here in Montreal.
The pot is made of aluminium and I gave it a go last night. I had all the trouble in the world getting it to boil and even when it did, it was quite weak. this was only with 2-3 gallons of liquid in it.
Is the fact that it is aluminium changing the way the heat gets transfered to the water? I noticed that the pot itself gets quite hot but I could never get the rolling boil I was used to with propane.
stovetop is ceramic/glass.
any input is appreciated, perhaps a heat stick would help? can those be used during the boil?
I recently acquired a 4 gallon pot in the hopes of being able to do some extract brews during the cold winter months here in Montreal.
The pot is made of aluminium and I gave it a go last night. I had all the trouble in the world getting it to boil and even when it did, it was quite weak. this was only with 2-3 gallons of liquid in it.
Is the fact that it is aluminium changing the way the heat gets transfered to the water? I noticed that the pot itself gets quite hot but I could never get the rolling boil I was used to with propane.
stovetop is ceramic/glass.
any input is appreciated, perhaps a heat stick would help? can those be used during the boil?