swh127
Active Member
Ok my last question for now. I just purchased a 6 gallon aluminum kettle. Is there anything wrong with aluminum or should I return it for a stainless steel?
Kephren said:I used one of those for years. Worked pretty good, but boiled over pretty easy. Just have to watch it. I recently upgraded to a 50Q aluminum pot I got at a restaurant supply store for about $50
swh127 said:Which restaurant supply store did you buy that at? Is it online?
OtherWhiteMeat said:Is there a benifit of doing full wort boils? Or does it just depend on the recipie. Ive only made one batch so far but the book of recipies that ive got shows all worts at like 2 gals.
Kephren said:Yes.. the hop utilization is different. I went from extract to extract full boil (noticeable difference) to all grain full boil (huge difference).
Whether it's worth it or not probably depends on if you're ready to spring for the added expense of a wort chiller, because you won't be able to cool 5 gallons fast enough without one. You can always adjust the hops to account for the lower utilization at higher gravity, IMHO.swh127 said:Is it worth it for a beginner to start with extract full boils from the start or would you reccomend sticking to the 2gal boils till you get a few brews under your belt?
El Pistolero said:Whether it's worth it or not probably depends on if you're ready to spring for the added expense of a wort chiller, because you won't be able to cool 5 gallons fast enough without one. You can always adjust the hops to account for the lower utilization at higher gravity, IMHO.
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