Kettle Ball Valve Location..??

[kuips]

I am slowly piecing together my first all grain kit and I just got a great deal on a 62qt kettle. So I ordered a SS Ball Valve from Bargin fittings and I am wondering wheres the best spot to put it.

Looking online I see that some pot have the valve placed between the pot handles, where as the blingmans have the valve under one of the handles. Is one spot better then the other? Also about how high should I drill the hole from the bottom?

Thanks for the help!!!

 

[Hammy71]

Mine is between the handles, although I'm sure it's just a preference thing. You'll want to put the valve pretty close to the bottom to reduce the amount of dead space in your pot....but not so close it doesn't seal.