Looking for a good value stock pot

[morethanworts]

Hi

I can see £20, 15 litre jobs on eBay, reported to be very thin indeed. I wonder whether these would suffice, as long as I keep any grains and hops in a muslin bag, off the bottom, so nothing burns. Is there a danger even the diluted extract can 'burn' on the base of a very thin pot, though?

Other than that, it can be upwards of £50 for anything thicker. I'd be grateful for any pointers please. I reckon 15 litres will do me, for 3kg kits plus a few hops and grains occasionally (?) I only have a 6 litre stockpot at the moment, which is obviously very tight.


Thanks in advance...

 

[johnnyh]

I got a 19 litre Buckingham pot for about that money, works fine, yes it's thin but I use it as a pot not a drum

 

[jamesb]

I bought 3 100l ones yesterday. With postage they came to £50 each.

 

[morethanworts]

I bought 3 100l ones yesterday. With postage they came to £50 each.

Where from???

Thanks both.

 

[jamesb]

Search Ebay France for Marmite, you'll see some come up. Seller is media-trust. Send them a message and they'll sort out delivery, etc.

 

[BigYin]

interesting :hmm:

Toying with the idea of upsizing my brewery to a 100 litre outfit.....

Cash is the main blocker at the moment though

 

[h_doody]

What size brewery do you currently have? Sure you could find somebody to buy it.

 

[RobWalker]

your main danger is the extract becoming too concentrated and caramelizing...you want a gentle-ish rolling boil with a good volume. it'll up your hop utilziation too, and don't underestimate how much room those big hop schedules can take up!

are you all graining or extract brewing?

 

[morethanworts]

I'm extract brewing.

I've emailed the French ebay seller. Are those Schengler pots pretty good then - perhaps thicker than the Buckingham ones we can get cheap from UK suppliers?

Any further UK supplier suggestions would still be appreciated

 

[Speccy]

I recently bought a stock pot from Wilkinsons for £15. It's 18 litres and it seems pretty sturdy, considering the price. Only done one extract brew in it so far but very pleased with it.

 

[morethanworts]

I recently bought a stock pot from Wilkinsons for £15. It's 18 litres and it seems pretty sturdy, considering the price. Only done one extract brew in it so far but very pleased with it.

Brilliant, thanks! That looks just what I was after, so I've ordered one. Job done.

I had checked in Wilkos in town (and Dunelm) but they had nothing over 6L or so on display. I didn't know they could order that one in. You're a star.

 

[daf]

I recently bought a stock pot from Wilkinsons for £15. It's 18 litres and it seems pretty sturdy, considering the price. Only done one extract brew in it so far but very pleased with it.

I bought the same pot, advertised as 18l and it only took about 16l. Well made pot though.

 

[calumscott]

Are those Schengler pots pretty good then

They are the pooches plums. :thumb:

They're the de facto standard shiny pot. I've got the 70l for my boiler (currently my BIAB pot) and a 50l thermo one waiting conversion to a mashtun.

Quality is excellent, the seller (Bergland, German outfit) are absolutely magnificent in their service and the price is nothing short of ridiculous, cost me a smidge over 100 quid for the two pots delivered.