I'm going to buy a new larger boil kettle, and I am debating whether or not I should get one with a ball valve on it. My real question is the effectiveness of a ball valve on a boil kettle. Won't the hops in your boil just block a ball valve if you try to run your wort through it?
I'm definitely not interested in spending a bunch of money on a false bottom or something like that to try straining the hops before they get to the ball valve. Is a ball valve on the boil kettle still useful without a bunch of fancy straining attachments?
I'm definitely not interested in spending a bunch of money on a false bottom or something like that to try straining the hops before they get to the ball valve. Is a ball valve on the boil kettle still useful without a bunch of fancy straining attachments?