Hoploader
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Hi guys new to all this after only 7 extract and partials. I'm looking at going all grain and thinking of getting a pot big enough for triple batch. Main reasons are both time saving and lowering my delivery or fuel costs to 1/3 of what they'd be otherwise.
1. Is doing a triple batch a silly plan? Would double be smarter overall?. I'm thinking of cubing and fermenting 3 separate batches which allows different yeasts, dry hopping so not all the same.
2. The 2 pots I'm looking at mainly are a 100ltr cheeky peak sandwich base at $410, and the extremely expensive Blichmann 114ltr G2 at $875. There's one from SS Brewtech that lies between them but the biggest is 76ltr and I don't believe that's big enough for triple batch. Now I'm sure the cheaper one is way better value, but as I'm aiming to buy once, buy right I'm just after a more experienced view on how valuable the blichmanns feature set is. If the features are genuinely worth having I may just spend the extra up front, but my unknowledgeable brain is leaning to thinking it's a bit of a bmw vs Subaru type deal where a lot of the $$ are for the badge. It does look the ducks guts though lol.. Is the sight glass a great feature or more a cleaning nightmare? Is the valve on it great? Supposedly great flow which I'm not really looking at for biab right now but it looks great to clean. The heat proof handles are neat but hardly a deal sealer. The lid handle design looks very handy but not really worth $$. Would you think stainless quality/thickness/durability be similar? And how useful is the variable pitch thermometer? I'm thinking that while a good idea it's just a matter of bending over Is accuracy likely to be similar?
3. Is this correct size for triple batch, and is it to big to do a single batch when necessary?
Sorry for long winded post. Hard to get my head around so much and trying to get it right.
1. Is doing a triple batch a silly plan? Would double be smarter overall?. I'm thinking of cubing and fermenting 3 separate batches which allows different yeasts, dry hopping so not all the same.
2. The 2 pots I'm looking at mainly are a 100ltr cheeky peak sandwich base at $410, and the extremely expensive Blichmann 114ltr G2 at $875. There's one from SS Brewtech that lies between them but the biggest is 76ltr and I don't believe that's big enough for triple batch. Now I'm sure the cheaper one is way better value, but as I'm aiming to buy once, buy right I'm just after a more experienced view on how valuable the blichmanns feature set is. If the features are genuinely worth having I may just spend the extra up front, but my unknowledgeable brain is leaning to thinking it's a bit of a bmw vs Subaru type deal where a lot of the $$ are for the badge. It does look the ducks guts though lol.. Is the sight glass a great feature or more a cleaning nightmare? Is the valve on it great? Supposedly great flow which I'm not really looking at for biab right now but it looks great to clean. The heat proof handles are neat but hardly a deal sealer. The lid handle design looks very handy but not really worth $$. Would you think stainless quality/thickness/durability be similar? And how useful is the variable pitch thermometer? I'm thinking that while a good idea it's just a matter of bending over Is accuracy likely to be similar?
3. Is this correct size for triple batch, and is it to big to do a single batch when necessary?
Sorry for long winded post. Hard to get my head around so much and trying to get it right.