Got my 7.5 gallon pot, no gallon markings, a work-around?

[sirsloop]

IDK... just plan all of your brews for 5.5 gallons... get in the vicinity of 5.5 when you are done boiling, drop in the chiller, turn on the water. I think leaving the chiller in for any amount of time in boiling wort is just silly. Everything is 212F within 1 minute... copper transfers heat great! So much of brewing (at least at this scale) is about going with the flow and not sweating the small stuff. Don't worry if you are a little high or low on volumes, etc. Temp control is more important than 5.25 vs 5.5 gallons.

 

[shortyjacobs]

WHAT?! I haven't checked this and just assumed it was accurate. I used my Ale Pail to measure for my marking in my keggle. I used the dip tube and marked it with a sharpie.

It's not a hard and fast rule. One guy's 5 gal mark may be at 4.6 gallons, the others at 5.4 gallons. The point is those markings are quite often nothing close to accurate.

 

[Jknapp]

My solution.. Set to desired amount and fill until it touches the bottom line.

 

[shortyjacobs]

My solution.. Set to desired amount and fill until it touches the bottom line.

That's very slick.

 

[BrewBeemer]

My solution.. Set to desired amount and fill until it touches the bottom line.

Simple even a "Caveman can do it".
I have a 1" x 3/16" stainless strip with stamped lines and gallon numbers on each side one for the MLT fill marks plus the BK at hot level marks corrected for the cold net wort gallonage. A small hole hangs it on the brewstand stud when stored.

 

[woopig]

Wildwest, have those Sharpie marks lasted through a good number of boils? I would have thought even a Sharpie couldn't withstand the inside of a brew kettle.