New Brew Pot need suggestions.

[Grandfatblanc]

As you can see Im cheap and don't want to buy a pot. I was given a stainless water heater so i cut it in half. Ive been using a 5 gallon bayou cooker.
My question is about spigots and handles.
I was surprised to see the stainless coil in the bottom half . It should make a nice wort chiller.
I will also have to put legs on the one half or the same type bottom as the other half so i can put it on a burner.
I don't have feelings so let ur rip Ill listen to all comments. I just like beerATTACH]373967[/ATTACH]

 

[kev211]

I'd be concerned about the non-sanitary, rusty welds on the inside. If it were me Id spring for an actual brew kettle.

 

[Grandfatblanc]

Yes I am considering paying for bigger brew pots. The one I have is just 7.5 Gallons. I thought I might be able to clean up the rusty Welds. I was more concerned with wort sitting in fittings while boiling. Ive cut open a couple house hold water heaters and it surprises me every time how much Rust is sitting in the bottom of them.
Thank you for your input.

 

[kev211]

Ya, even if you got all the rust out those welds aren't sanitary and could ruin batches and fermenting equipment. I recommend the bayou kettles for an inexpensive setup. I have two of them with a ton of batches on each of them and all I've ever done other than scrub after using is a few acid rinses.

The 16 gallon bayou kettle with ball valve (that I recommend replacing) is only like 180$ on Amazon