Nice mod! What did you use for the level markings?
Check this great thread out:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f257/how-add-permanent-volume-markings-kettle-illustrated-463099/
I have a 15-gallon which I haven't used since March because I moved to induction inside. I'm moving back out to a shed and going electric, where I will use my concord. I wish it were the same ratio as my 15 gallon b/c, but overall, I find it to be a very good kettle. I did get the holes pre-drilled and I regretted that a little at first. With some help from Bobby and Brewhardware, I was outfitted with a proper dip tube that made the high 4" hole a non-issue for me. It's a solid kettle and for about $125, I had everything I needed for a boil kettle.
Nice mod! What did you use for the level markings?
Since I have a "ballington" (made by the same people who make the concord brand line) and 2 bayous, I can certainly agree the bayou is super thin compared to my ballington and it does ding very easily. I dont even know where the two dings I now have came from... Funny thing is I've been using my ballington for a bk and it gets moved from room to room every brew session to be cleaned and the HLT bayou classic doesnt move. The MT does however since I dump it in the compost bin and clean it in the sink each brew. I have dings in both now whereas my ballington still looks new after over a years use vs a couple months on the bayou classics...
BTW I have 2 16 gallon bayou classic with welded handles and stamped markings.... Nice kettles just paper thin compared to all my other pots and kettles... they certainly sound much different when tapped against anything hard. (and leave a mark most of the time )then again they are thick enough to do the job fine and depending on what one has on hand to reference them against ...
I read the amazon revies on them and there was at least one where the kettles were so thin in areas that there were actual pin holes through them and the kettle leaked..(there were pictures to show it). I noticed the thickness changes near the base of the kettle where they are stamped. the reviewer claimed they came that way and he didnt use them after purchasing them months earlier... he could have just as easily left bleach water in them and it ate the stainless... I use to see it happen to barsinks all the time... same pinholes.
What did it cost you to have them welded?
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