Besides boilermakers....

[JUSTINTIMEBREWING]

Are they any pots out there you can buy with a spigot, thermometer, and sight gauge(besides boilermakers and besides the kegs).

 

[Sawdustguy]

Sure, the heavt duty pots from MoreBeer.com. Good pots with an aluminum sandwiched bottom and built like a brick chit house.

 

[chemman14]

why not a boilermaker?

 

[Sawdustguy]

why not a boilermaker?

Don't get me wrong the blichman pots are pretty but I don't like that they come with no weld fittings and the fact that they are all stainless steel. I have some pots at home that we cook with that are all Stainless Steel and they just don't work as well as our All Clad pots which are Stainless Steel with sandwiched Aluminum bottoms. I also like the fact that the Mega Pots are build like brick chit houses (big time heavy duty).

 

[wilserbrewer]

Good morning guys,

Looks like I will be making the trip to Brooklyn early this afternoon. I will be picking up for myself and flan. If any Jersey guys want to meet me Pony Express style on my way back down the shore, I can manage to haul for you. You can contact me at the # below. Not sure if I will be coming back through the Holland or through Staten Island.

Josh...if you could text me when delivery is confirmed, that would be great.
thanks, Mike
seven.3.two seven78,seventeentwentyone.

 

[Dog House Brew]

When I buy, I wouldn't consider a pot that doesn't have a sandwiched bottom. It keeps from having hot spots and has a much better heat transfer.

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

From BE website...

Do I need a Clad Bottom?

Clad bottoms are great for cooking viscous foods like spaghetti, gravies etc, especially on an electric stove. Since these foods don't convect like thinner liquids (like beer wort) scorching is more likely. With the full rolling boil of a wort boil, and the use on a gas/propane burner, scorching is not an issue even on the lightest worts. We have thoroughly tested the BoilerMaker pots on high BTU burners with very light beers (Koelsch, Pils etc) and experienced no discoloration or scorching whatsoever. While the clad bottoms look impressive, they add cost, but no real benefit to the brewer. Since we designed these pots from a clean sheet, we added cost only where it added specific benefits to the brewer. The stepped bottom, quality level gauge, adjustable BrewMometer, and snap-in dip tube are a few examples.

 

[BrewMoreBeers]

I love my Boilermaker. It looks great, works great and conducts heat from my flat top range way better than any other pot I have ever used.

There are some good posts on here regarding the benefits of having a polished surface on the sides of a kettle for heat retention (polished surfaces radiate less heat). The shinny Boilermakers are not just for looks; they are also for heat retention. This is a big deal in my electric brewing set up.

Here is a link to a thread that gets into a discussion on the benefits of polished surfaces for heat retention.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/blackening-kettle-bottoms-193615/

edit: added URL