mximus11
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I have been doing extract but am really wanting to move into partial mash. How big of a pot do I need. The one I have now is about 4 gallons.
The bigger volume of wort you're boiling, the better the beer will be. Full boils are a huge increase in quality.you need two pots. one big enough to hold 1.5 quarts per pound of grain. the second pot should be big enough to hold 2 gallons. then combine the two pots into one. if you can do this and still have enough room to account for the hot break then you are good.
Don't get hung up on stainless steel for the pot material. Aluminum stock pots make great boil kettles and are much cheaper. My 15G was under $50 from amazon a few years ago. Deals can be found, you just need to look.Hmmm... Turns out my wallet has a bottom and I don't want to drop 100 bucks on a pot right now. I would love to eventuallt go all grain but the budget disagrees right now. Oh well...extract has done fine for me so far.
So? You can get a 40 qt aluminum pot for less than $40.Hmmm... Turns out my wallet has a bottom and I don't want to drop 100 bucks on a pot right now. I would love to eventuallt go all grain but the budget disagrees right now. Oh well...extract has done fine for me so far.
ditto.....I've got an 8g pot, and I wish I had bought a 10g.