It gets really close to the top. Use foam control and watch like a hawk. I used to keep a spray bottle of water handy to help prevent boilovers. After about 10-15 minutes, you've usually boiled off enough to relax a bit.
+1 turkey fryer and spray bottle
Definitely turkey fryer, since I started using baby gas drops I no longer need to keep my spray bottle close by.
I use the turkey fryer set up to BIAB and have been able to do a 5 gallon batch with 10 - 11 pounds of grain max. And that is only possible by having around 2 gallons of water in a separate pot for dunk-sparging, then adding after 30 minutes of boil time to make room in the pot. PIA, but it works!
I wish I could find some without flavoring. I should just order some fermcap.
That said, I did 6.5 gallons in a 7.5 TF pot last weekend. I had no danger of boilover with a fan blowing over the surface. Great tip I picked up.
Boil a full pot of water for 30 minutes or so. This will oxidize the aluminum and create a good barrier. People use aluminum pots for all aspects of brewing. No worries. If you want more specifics on brewing with aluminum, there are plenty of threads that will come up in the search tool.
xjmox14x said:Yep, so long as you're not doing ridiculously high gravity BIAB sessions, 7.5 will be fine for a 6-6.5 gal boil. Just keep an eye on it for boil overs. Internet sale or local?
MichaelsBrewing said:Yeah where is the sale??
Jacktar said:Canadian Tire.
$55. Not a great sale, but I'd save about $15. Maybe I should go for the 9 gallon fryer for $80 down from $100. That might give me more versatility for future brewing.
cwendel said:Just to clarify... turkey fryer pots are aluminum? is that okay for doing everything (AG, BIAB, Extract) in? Very new here and looking to get some more equipment, not sure if I need to spring for SS kettle that will be twice the cost of the turkey-fryer setup w/o even having the burner!
$55. Not a great sale, but I'd save about $15. Maybe I should go for the 9 gallon fryer for $80 down from $100. That might give me more versatility for future brewing.
shuckit said:I know what sale you are talking about. CanadianTire Turkey Fryer. Don't even get me started on that thing. I was seeing red over it two hours ago and that was before I saw the sale today. You are going to want to buy that as unfortunately it's the best thing going in Canada at that price (unless you want to spend endless hours trying to source something for $10 bucks less). Then you are going to want to rip the timer out and toss it in the trash (or since you are in Canada, recycle it). Read this tread for the instructions on how to safely take the safety timer out: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/turkey-fryer-burner-timer-interlock-mod-123043/
You can see my experience with it in post #29. Good luck.
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