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[Deerslyr]

I'm still thinking of the whole upgrade... keggles are hard to come by at a decent price. I found these Polarware 10 gallon SS pots. Any thoughts on capacity, materials and cost???LinkI still don't know what I'm going to do, and I'm starting to get a little depressed about it. I'd love to have the damn thing be electric, but I know squat about electricity. KWIM? Sigh... I still feel like I'm in transition and this sucks! I've only brewed once since arriving in Cleveland.

[zymot]

Buying quality hurts when you place the order. Once you are using it, you will be glad that you did.For a 5 gallon batch, a 10 gallon boil pot is what you want. What about a spigot on the pot?https://www.williams...E-P2366C50.aspx

[SchwanzBrewer]

Go bigger. Being able to brew 10 gallon batches all at once is much better IMO. When you are constantly providing beer for this or that and everyone wants some its easy to run out. Making double batches is a life saver since you spend the same amount of time and get 2X the result.Cheers,Rich

[Deerslyr]

I get what you are saying Rich, but the five gallon setup works for me. I don't have mass quantities of peoples mooching my brew off of me. It's pretty much just for me. I actually think the prices are pretty decent, and would have been willing to put a spigot on there. But Zymot... thanks for the link to the Williams Brewing! That looks like an awesome price from what I have been seeing.

[positiveContact]

I get what you are saying Rich, but the five gallon setup works for me. I don't have mass quantities of peoples mooching my brew off of me. It's pretty much just for me.I actually think the prices are pretty decent, and would have been willing to put a spigot on there. But Zymot... thanks for the link to the Williams Brewing! That looks like an awesome price from what I have been seeing.

yeah - I actually need help making space for more beer and I only make 5 gallon batches

[EWW]

FWIW it looks like the lid is sold seperately at Wms

[armagh]

FWIW it looks like the lid is sold seperately at Wms

Includes pictured stainless steel matching lid.14" tall, 16" diameter.

[positiveContact]

Includes pictured stainless steel matching lid.14" tall, 16" diameter.

yeah - I'd think there would be mention of a missing lid or a link to the lid on the website so you'd know which one to buy.

[zymot]

I get what you are saying Rich, but the five gallon setup works for me. I don't have mass quantities of peoples mooching my brew off of me. It's pretty much just for me.

I still bottle. (yeah I know kegging is the greatest, bottling sucks, etc) My situation is I am forced to bottle for a while.I do not have the room (or beer intake) for the 5 gallon batches I make now. 10 gallons would be a big waste for me.

I actually think the prices are pretty decent, and would have been willing to put a spigot on there. But Zymot... thanks for the link to the Williams Brewing! That looks like an awesome price from what I have been seeing.

Williams Brewing are good guys. I always had a good experience with them. They do not seem to get the love they deserve.But... They will not let me do a will call pick up, they have to ship it to me. Even though they are only a few miles up the freeway from me. I hate shipping yeast.

Edited by zymot, 19 December 2011 - 08:56 AM.

[BlKtRe]

Do those have the triple layer bottom? If not, I recommend the Mega Pots.

[positiveContact]

Do those have the triple layer bottom? If not, I recommend the Mega Pots.

I think my kettle is just a single layer on the bottom and it seems to be working for me okay. are you worried about scorching?

[zymot]

I think my kettle is just a single layer on the bottom and it seems to be working for me okay. are you worried about scorching?

I think the triple layer and extra thick bottoms help to distribute the heat more evenly so you do biot get hot spots,I have some uber cheap and thin stainless steel pots. When I boil water in them, looking down into the pot, I could seet the flame's pattern on the bottom of the pot.For an HLT, not a big deal. For a mashtun and direct heating, you could get scorched grains in one part of the pot and under temp grains in another.

[positiveContact]

I think the triple layer and extra thick bottoms help to distribute the heat more evenly so you do biot get hot spots,I have some uber cheap and thin stainless steel pots. When I boil water in them, looking down into the pot, I could seet the flame's pattern on the bottom of the pot.For an HLT, not a big deal. For a mashtun and direct heating, you could get scorched grains in one part of the pot and under temp grains in another.

oh - I'm using mine for boiling wort, not as a mash tun.

[BlKtRe]

I think my kettle is just a single layer on the bottom and it seems to be working for me okay. are you worried about scorching?

Single layer bottoms can scorch easily. Not only does a triple bottom keep this from happening it also distributes the heat better during the boil. The dynamics of the boil are improved. After using a triple bottom kettle, I will never go back to a single layer ever again. Just so much nicer.

[positiveContact]

Single layer bottoms can scorch easily. Not only does a triple bottom keep this from happening it also distributes the heat better during the boil. The dynamics of the boil are improved. After using a triple bottom kettle, I will never go back to a single layer ever again. Just so much nicer.

what does that mean???I've made a lot of batches with this kettle of varying SRMs and levels of flavor and as far as I can tell I'm not getting any extra burnt sugar type flavors.eta: I have no doubt that a thicker bottom kettle would distrubte heat better but in the case of boiling wort I'm not sure the difference in my setup would make much of a difference.

Edited by StudsTerkel, 19 December 2011 - 01:01 PM.

[cavman]

I have had nothing but good luck here: https://www.bargainf...ute=common/home for valves and other fittings.

[positiveContact]

I have had nothing but good luck here: https://www.bargainf...ute=common/home for valves and other fittings.

I've thought about putting a weldless valve on my brew kettle but I'm a little concerned about clogging it up with pellet hops. I can't really accommodate a screen b/c it would interfere with my IC. is there a common setup for people with ICs?

[HVB]

I've thought about putting a weldless valve on my brew kettle but I'm a little concerned about clogging it up with pellet hops. I can't really accommodate a screen b/c it would interfere with my IC. is there a common setup for people with ICs?

I have never clogged a valve with pellets .. whole cones .. lets not go there! For the record. My IM chiller sits on a 5000 watt electric element and works just fine.

[positiveContact]

I have never clogged a valve with pellets .. whole cones .. lets not go there! For the record. My IM chiller sits on a 5000 watt electric element and works just fine.

do you have any kind of screen or filter on your drain? I was just thinking that if I used something like a screen that the IC would crush it and possibly damage it.

[Deerslyr]

do you have any kind of screen or filter on your drain? I was just thinking that if I used something like a screen that the IC would crush it and possibly damage it.

Bazooka screens are very sturdy. You will have to force a lot of pounds of pressure on it to damage it.