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I stated my facts as an engineer experienced in this field. I'll leave it at that. Happy brewing!

Disgruntled American worker? Nope, just am engineer knowledgeable on the subject matter. It's actually pretty common: Google Search. A lot of these kettles are mislabeled as 18/10 or 18/8. That's not fair to the companies that actually hold their manufacturers to providing the correct...

These cheap Chinese pots are closer to a 200 series than 400 series (18/0). They are closer to a 13/3 (chromium/nickel) compared to a 304SS which is 18/8. They are jacked up with manganese to keep the austenitic structure (reason why most of these aren't magnetic) but they don't have the...

I've never understood the logic behind the trub dam. If you're using it with hops the hop material is going to flow behind the 'dam' and clog the pickup even with a whirlpool.

That's what I am suggesting. I would highly suggest having the material tested by a 3rd party. After dealing with China for many years what you request the part be made out of and what it is actually made out of can be 2 different things. Again SS reacts with oxygen naturally to form an oxide...

My questioned wasn't answered though. Has the material been tested? What is the chromium content? Nickel content? I would actually come to the opposite conclusion as you. It looks like the rust is mostly occurring around the heat affected zone of the weld areas ie couplers, handles, etc. If...

Has the material had metallurgical testing done in the US? I think I've read these are 201 and not 304, correct? I'd suspect it's less of a passivization issue and more of an issue with chromium and nickel content.

I would say that's on the complete other end of the spectrum. I guess I've never seen the need for an insulated mash tun. With a lid and my stainless kettle I lose very little over a hour mash. I've used a induction burner on the lowest setting and/or keeping my burner really low to keep...

Yeah I read it and I couldn't figure out why thus why I asked the question. Longevity - I could buy 5 Igloo coolers before I bought 1 SS mash tuns Cleaning - The stainless will definitely be easier to clean but is that worth $300? To me no but it looks like it is to a lot of others. I think...

I guess I'm missing something. What's the big difference/advantage between this ($395) and an Igloo cooler ($75)? Purely the bling factor?

Why not just buy a regular stainless kettle for less money than that? It's overkill x10 to have a steam jacket kettle on that scale. And if/when something breaks it's going to cost $$$ to fix.

From what I've seen CO Brewing's welds aren't up to par with what I'd expect from a 'professional' company. This is from another thread where someone posted their CO Brewing kettle. Notice the multiple weld imperfections. I've seen stuff coming from China that looks 10x better...

Dude, it's an open forum. The OP is looking for advise on equipment. CBS, SS, Stout, Spike, Blichmann, etc have all been listed as options. The reason people use this forum is for advise, tips, tricks, opinions from the brewing community. I think this thread has done a good job of educating the...

A sanitary weld refers to how it's welded as well as how the weld turns out. This doesn't look back purged which means it will probably rust down the line. The voids are evidence of that. If this kettle was something my buddy made for me for a case of beer I guess I'd be fine but it's from a...

Did you see the above pics? Nothing sanitary about those fittings/welds....

If those are your two option then I'd go SS Brew (but that's just a standard pot with two holes punched in). Those welds are not very good. There isn't full penetration which caused voids. It's hard to tell but it doesn't look like it was back purged which will cause the area to by MUCH more...

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No, I think $300 is fair