I got a new brew pot this weekend, a 15 Gal. stainless pot. Could have got an aluminum 15 Gal for only a few $ less so I went stainless.
Question is, how does the shape of the boil kettle matter. The aluminum pot was tall and thin, just a bigger turkey frier, like the 6 gallon one that I have now. The stainless one that I bought is shorter and much wider, about as wide as it is tall. Will this cause a problem with the boils? For info, the turkey frier burner that I use now is too much heat for the 7 gallon pot, I have to set the pot partly off the flame to keep the boil in the pot, so I am sure that I have enough heat to boil the bigger pot, and I will not be going more than 8 gallons in the pot, I only make 5 gallon batches.
Question is, how does the shape of the boil kettle matter. The aluminum pot was tall and thin, just a bigger turkey frier, like the 6 gallon one that I have now. The stainless one that I bought is shorter and much wider, about as wide as it is tall. Will this cause a problem with the boils? For info, the turkey frier burner that I use now is too much heat for the 7 gallon pot, I have to set the pot partly off the flame to keep the boil in the pot, so I am sure that I have enough heat to boil the bigger pot, and I will not be going more than 8 gallons in the pot, I only make 5 gallon batches.