Aluminum brew pot?

[philly224]

The thicker aluminum pots (converted into kettles) won't have their bottoms warped from using on propane burners. The cheap ones will (as you have found out). IMO, pay ~$50 for a good 10 gallon aluminum pot, plus another ~$15 for the matching lid to start. You can add the ball valve later on if you're tight on funds. Also, you can use a cheap hole saw to go through aluminum, where good stainless will just laugh at your attempt (keggles).

There is also this one too

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VXHKMC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

$87 and comes with a lid. I got that pot for $68 a few weeks before Christmas so keep an eye on it, the price changes a lot.

 

[GrogNerd]

Nope, I just use it as-is. I measure out the strike water I'll need (using a wooden dowel with notches cut into it indicating gallon measurements, calibrated for the aluminum pot)

i went to do this until I discovered all I need is a ruler or tape measure

at least on mine, 1" = 2 quarts, all the way up to 15" for 7½ gallons

measure your dowel

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

The thicker aluminum pots (converted into kettles) won't have their bottoms warped from using on propane burners. The cheap ones will (as you have found out). IMO, pay ~$50 for a good 10 gallon aluminum pot, plus another ~$15 for the matching lid to start. You can add the ball valve later on if you're tight on funds. Also, you can use a cheap hole saw to go through aluminum, where good stainless will just laugh at your attempt (keggles).

Why bother with aluminum at that point? The entire point of aluminum is that it is cheap.

For $70(basically what your listing there) you can get a 9 gallon brew pot with 1 welded port from AIHB, would be way better pot and cheaper in the long run after buying drilling supplies + weldless kit.
http://www.homebrewing.org/One-Weld-9-Gallon-Stainless-Steel-Pot_p_1683.html

To me the entire point of aluminum is because it is significantly cheaper than Stainless, like you can get the 8 gallon pots at Walmart for 20 bucks. Once your at 60+ dollars for an aluminum pot you might as well just get stainless.