Stainless pots

[Clankenbrew]

Ebay has a 3pack of jarhill pots for sale. They're stainless and big. They are 89 plus 45 shipping Brand New 3 Sets JARHILL 96/70/49 QT Stainless Steel (410, or 18/0, can be used on induction top) Stock Pots (Brew Kettle) with Lids. (0.95 mm thickness, Pretty Strong) theres only 3 sets left.


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[shepditch]

Anyone have any experience /knowledge or opinion on these pots? Seems like a pretty good deal if they are decent quality. One of the pics appears to show a sizable seam running by the handle - problem or no?

 

[Mirilis]

Looks very similar to concord pots... If they are comparable in quality then that's a freakin awesome deal

 

[Jpartschjr]

Do we know if these are truly induction ready or just "work" on induction but unknown efficiency?


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[Mirilis]

To me they seem great .. Thickness doesn't matter since my build will be electric

 

[thistlebrew]

I just picked up one of these (96qt) via craigslist. The material is very thin. I wouldn't be comfortable putting them over a gas burner for fear of scorching. I used mine for an upgrade to electric, so material thickness was a non issue.

If you drill for the element opening, be very careful. My experience was that the thin walls wanted to snag and get twisted up by the step bit (it may have been a little dull).

Still working on the other steps in the electric project, so no report on actual brew day function.

Great investment if you're not using gas heat.






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[Mirilis]

Just pulled trigger on a set of these for my electric build. Think soldered fittings would be ok on these?

 

[Luther]

I have the 96/70 qt set that they used to sell, bought them around 9 months ago and have had no problems. I use the 70 qt on a propane burner, with no scorching issues. The 96 qt hasn't been used yet, but I am planning to turn it into an eHLT. I'm also going to be converting the 70 qt to electric soon.

Not sure about induction ready, but they are magnetic, so I'm assuming induction would work?

 

[Clankenbrew]

I'll let you know how mine work out. Im thinking of going electric elements and a pid setup for the hlt and boiler.


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[Mirilis]

I'm sticking elements in the 90 and 49, then I can make batches from 5-20gallons and just swap which is hlt and boil kettle... The 70 will be my mash tun always.

 

[Clankenbrew]

Just got my pots.. Man these are nice. Better than I expected. Next steps fitting them with all the goodies.


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[Mirilis]

Just got mine too. I noticed a few scratches and dings in em but I'm sure I'll put a couple in em myself. My 15g concord pot is a bit thicker though. I'm trying to decide if I should sell the 15g concord pot or the 12.25g jarhill pot. I only need 3

 

[Clankenbrew]

Cool. I sold my small one for $35 to a brew buddy. I bought 2 camco 4500w 240v elements. Im reading that they have a 1 3/8" thread thats not common. I haven't gotten them yet but will look into this. Im hoping to find a nut to fit them...and then... If they're uncommon and 3/8 larger I'm thinking I should Find something more common so the holes in the pan don't get cut too large and make them useless for a common 1" screw in element.


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[D_Nyholm]

Can't link the thread on my phone but search for Jarhill and you can see a bunch of peoples experiences about them.

 

[Clankenbrew]

The elements have a 1" NPT so finding a nut is no problem. I borrowed a set of cylinder punches from work to get the holes done. Im waiting to get the electrical before i punch them out. Anyone else working with these pots have any advise?


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[Clankenbrew]

Ordered a PID controller, SSR relay, thermocouple, heat sink, SCR regulator and electrical box today. Should have it all in 2 weeks. I think I'm going to use junction boxes to cover the electrical connections on the elements. Seems to be the cheapest route.


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