is this big enough for a full boil ?

[yeasty]

Walmart.com: Tramontina 22-Quart Stainless Steel Stockpot: Kitchen & Dining

sure looks tight ! 5.5 gal ? i guess you might need to add a gallon top off. is this better than a 2gal partial boil ?

 

[ArcaneXor]

I use that pot and usually do 3.3-gallon boils with it, and with foam control there is plenty of space to spare. You can probably do 4 gallons easily if you have a stove with enough BTUs to get that volume of water to a boil. So you won't quite get up to a full boil, but pretty close.

It's a very good, solid pot with a sandwiched bottom, which minimizes scorching. I recommend it.

 

[mikefranciotti]

why not just spring the extra few bucks and buy this;

http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Quart-Commercial-Aluminum-Stock-Pot-With-Cover_W0QQitemZ350110824900QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Bakeware_Cookware?hash=item350110824900&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

 

[MacBruver]

I picked up a 32qt "tamale" pot from target for $25! It's pretty thin, but it's sturdy enough. This one:

IMUSA 32-qt. Aluminum Tamale Steamer : Target

I couldn't get 5 gallons to boil in it, and 4 was pretty weak... I'll probably be doing somewhere around 3.5 in it, and there is a ton of head space with that big of a pot.

 

[yeasty]

why not just spring the extra few bucks and buy this;

40 Quart Commercial Aluminum Stock Pot With Cover - eBay (item 350110824900 end time Mar-14-09 19:26:33 PDT)

i like that one ! like the others i cant get that much to boil inside. i just want to do all i can with the LME kits before i invest in AG stuff and move outdoors !

 

[StoutFan]

I have a 5 gallon SS pot that I do 4 gallon boils in. The new stove we bought last year came with a "Power Burner" that is heavy duty! I'd say try a 4 gallon boil and see what it looks like, then adjust accordingly.

 

[Shooter]

Walmart.com: Tramontina 22-Quart Stainless Steel Stockpot: Kitchen & Dining

sure looks tight ! 5.5 gal ? i guess you might need to add a gallon top off. is this better than a 2gal partial boil ?

I'm pretty sure that's the same pot I bought a couple weeks back. I'm going to use it next weekend for the first time. I'm hoping to hit 3.5 gallons on the boil, but we'll see if my stove is capable of that.

 

[zanemoseley]

I did my first PM with that exact pot and used foam control and I probably only had to top off with 1/3 gallon or so, close enough for me to call a full boil IMO. I also topped off with boiling water throughout the wort boil to keep the volume up. Very high quality pot IMO for the price.

 

[user 29674]

i like that one ! like the others i cant get that much to boil inside. i just want to do all i can with the LME kits before i invest in AG stuff and move outdoors !

I have the same (the imusa aluminum one) pot. Works great. Walmart has en equivalent pot for $30.

 

[dontman]

why not just spring the extra few bucks and buy this;

40 Quart Commercial Aluminum Stock Pot With Cover - eBay (item 350110824900 end time Mar-14-09 19:26:33 PDT)

Or this one: Amazon.com: Heavy Aluminum Stock Pot, 40 Quart (12-0156) Category: Aluminum Stock Pots: Home & Garden