Brew pot

[Steveruch]

I finally replaced the brew pot I had to leave behind.
So I can give BIAB a try probably next month.
Wal-Mart didn't have the cheepee pot their website said was in stock so my wonderful wife said to go ahead and get th more expensive good one.

 

[renstyle]

I finally replaced the brew pot I had to leave behind.
So I can give BIAB a try probably next month.
Wal-Mart didn't have the cheepee pot their website said was in stock so my wonderful wife said to go ahead and get th more expensive good one.

That's a fantastic S.O. ya got there IMHO. Have fun going down the BIAB rabbit hole!

 

[Steveruch]

That's a fantastic S.O. ya got there IMHO. Have fun going down the BIAB rabbit hole!

I will.

 

[IslandLizard]

Congrats, that looks very decent!
Is it hefty? that's would be another plus.
For comparison, their el-cheapo pots are extremely thin-bottomed/thin-walled, which means: scorching hazard!

What is its volume? What size BIAB batches are you going to brew in it?

 

[Steveruch]

Congrats, that looks very decent!
Is it hefty? that's would be another plus.
For comparison, their el-cheapo pots are extremely thin-bottomed/thin-walled, which means: scorching hazard!

What is its volume? What size BIAB batches are you going to brew in it?

It is hefty and has the tri-ply base. I had one just like it that had to be left behind when we moved. I replaced it and bought ingredients for my next six months of brewing with the money I received for my latest Zymurgy article.

 

[IslandLizard]

It is hefty and has the tri-ply base.

Awesome! Far less chance of scorching.
The concave bottom sides are a nice touch too.

 

[Steveruch]

Awesome! Far less chance of scorching.
The concave bottom sides are a nice touch too.

It's the same make and model I used for a long time before we moved.

 

[Yorkshire lad]

You will be so much happier after you get a ball valve installed. Good luck with the BIAB projects.

 

[Miraculix]

Awesome! Far less chance of scorching.
The concave bottom sides are a nice touch too.

I constantly got an almond-like off flavour from one of these thin walled cheap pots on a gas stove. It's really worth the money to invest in something solid from the start!

 

[Steveruch]

You will be so much happier after you get a ball valve installed. Good luck with the BIAB projects.

No, I happily used an identical pot without a ball valve for many years.

 

[Steveruch]

I constantly got an almond-like off flavour from one of these thin walled cheap pots on a gas stove. It's really worth the money to invest in something solid from the start!

This is not a thin walled cheap pot.

 

[Miraculix]

This is not a thin walled cheap pot.

Where did i say that it is?

 

[Steveruch]

Where did i say that it is?

I assumed that from your statement about almond like off flavor from a thin walled cheap pot. My apologies.

 

[hout17]

What is the volume? Looks like a 10 to possibly 15 gallon size? Looks like a great kettle!

 

[Steveruch]

What is the volume? Looks like a 10 to possibly 15 gallon size? Looks like a great kettle!

Tramontina 22 quart: perfect for my normal three gallon batch size.

 

[MaxStout]

I constantly got an almond-like off flavour from one of these thin walled cheap pots on a gas stove. It's really worth the money to invest in something solid from the start!

You shouldn't boil peach pits in your beer.

I have a couple cheap thin-walled pots (15 & 20 gal Concorde pots from Amazon). Bought a couple false bottoms from brewhardware.com for those. Keeps the bag from scorching if I need to bump the heat.

/Sorry, going OT here.

 

[Miraculix]

I assumed that from your statement about almond like off flavor from a thin walled cheap pot. My apologies.

No, I knew your weren't going for the cheap stuff. I just wanted to add my experience for people thinking about going the really cheap road.

 

[Miraculix]

You shouldn't boil peach pits in your beer.

I have a couple cheap thin-walled pots (15 & 20 gal Concorde pots from Amazon). Bought a couple false bottoms from brewhardware.com for those. Keeps the bag from scorching if I need to bump the heat.

/Sorry, going OT here.

I'm actually not 100% sure if the cheap pot was the reason. It happened to me again, but only occasionally, afterwards. I now think that dumping it very hot into the fermenter (almost boiling) and introducing a good amount of oxygen this way, plus no-chill afterwards, might also be part of the reason. Stayed hot for hours, long enough for some stuff to oxidise, which could cause this almond flavour at this stage.