Need help finding my first brew pot.

[NikoBrew]

Another solution could always to get two 4 gallon pots and boild the two seperatly...

The two pots on separate burners will boil faster, and all you need to do is put the two together.

I thought about doing that when I was doing extract (sometimes still do extract if I feel like it). Does it get confusing as to boil times? I guess if they're both consistent burners and the same volumes and starting temps they should begin to boil at the same time..

[yodalegomaster]

If you can wait, right before thanksgiving, the turkey fryers will be on sale, you should be able to get, a narrow 22 quart pot and a propane setup, for 50.00 Bucks. The pot is the right size for your stove top, if you like the beer you make all you will need is a propane tank. If you don't then sell the whole works for 50.00 Bucks on craigs list before christmas.

[one_dead_soul]

yeah the aluminum is thin on those cheep turkey fryer. i know a bunch of people who get holes in them in about a year.

I was just reading this again and saw the holes comment. How does that happen? I was just figuring if you want a big pot and you only boil a few gallons of it (self restraint) that would work but holes..that would suck. A brew pot is not something I'd want a hole in I know when you add the extract you'd want it taken off the heat anyhow as usual, but you're saying boiling extract in a cheap aluminum pot on the stove would burn or make holes and you wouldn't be able to get a good boil? Wierd. Would there be a difference in this or doing a full boil in one outside with extract? Maybe the heat being a few more inches away from the bottom since it'd be on a burner/stand? Interesting.

honestly i don't know why this happens or if its all that common but it has happened to a number of peaple i work with. so i just avoid those thin pots for that reason.

[stevedasleeve]

I got this pot to use on my electric stove, it is 30 quarts (actually a bit less when I measured,) it has a diameter of 12.5". I can boil 6.5 US gallons in this on my anemic but functional stove on one ring.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00367 ... ss_product

All grain works fine as the wort is hot going into the pot so bringing it to a boil is not too time consuming. But if you are doing extract it is still OK: I tested boiling room temperature water, 6.5 gallons on this pot before I used it in earnest. In 35 mins I got a rolling boil.

I tried boiling in two pots before this and the process was messy and made for an unpleasant experience for me! One point to consider is that in the cooling of the two pots, one has to cool later than the other of course and this can be not so good ultimately for the beer. You also have to be cognizant of hops utilization.

FWIW and YMMV and WTF,
Steve da sleeve

[Kbar]

Forgive me, did not read the whole post, but here is my $0.02. Save up for the equipment you see yoursefl doing the best beers in. Just buying intermediate equipment costs more in the long run. Get the burner (60K+ BTUs), get the 10+ Gallon pot or keg, and keep going. Stove top is hard to pull off. Coolers for mash tuns work very well when moving to AG.

Hang in there. Patience is a brewer's virtue.

[beerdrinker]

You could always look into getting two 20 quart stock pots, on sale for $19 up in Canada, so you should be able to find a deal down in the US...

The just run two simultanious boils to get a full wort boil. Your boil off amount will be higher, but that just means you need a little more water to start. Either way, this would allow you to get a more vigorous boil. Two 3 gallon pots will heat up faster than a 6 gallon pot.

And it will be easier to get to the sink for an ice bath. You could even stagger the brew's by about 15-30 minutes to allow for 1st pot to chill if you only have one sink available for chilling.

[beerdrinker]

Wow, I didn't realize how old this thread was... and the fact that back i August I made the exact same recommendation...

[goldfngr77]

My first batches were on an electric and I split all my ingredients and water into two pots (like the normal spaghetti size pot) had two boiling on the electric stove, combined them in the fermentor after they cooled, added water to bring it up to 5gal and then pitched the yeast. And guess what? It made beer! This is a good really cheap way to toe the brewing waters.