DrumForHire
Well-Known Member
So, I live in an apartment and brew (exclusively extract so far) on the propane stove. I recently inherited a bunch of quality brewing equipment, which includes an 8 gallon Megapot and a 5 gallon nameless stainless steel kettle with a ball valve attached. I'm going to store the Megapot for when I am able to move into a house and brew outside, but I'm wondering if it would be feasible to brew with the 5 gallon kettle on my little propane stove.
I brewed yesterday and it took a lot to bring the wort to a boil and that was in a 4 gallon kettle. I don't know if the 5 gallon kettle would be harder to bring to a boil with the same volume of wort. If it's more difficult, I'll probably stick with the old 4 gallon kettle, but it'd be nice if I could utilize the valve. So, any thoughts?
I brewed yesterday and it took a lot to bring the wort to a boil and that was in a 4 gallon kettle. I don't know if the 5 gallon kettle would be harder to bring to a boil with the same volume of wort. If it's more difficult, I'll probably stick with the old 4 gallon kettle, but it'd be nice if I could utilize the valve. So, any thoughts?