Should I purchase a boiling pot with this kit? If so what size?
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Hi Gabby,....yes, you will need a 6+quart stainless or ceramic(unchipped)pot to cook all your ingredients in. I used a big stainless pot we had and it works perfectly.
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If you do not have a STAINLESS STEEL pot, you will want to get a 24 qt or bigger pot. Do not buy the cheap one. Buy one that you can use for many things, with a thick bottom.
942100
You should have a 4 or 5 gallon pot designated for brewing only. Another essential would be a brewing starter kit which includes a fermentation bucket, bottling bucket, and auto siphon.
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Yes, you will need to boil almost 3 gallons. A 5 gallon pot is deal for all home brewing. Hope this helps.
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Depends on your stove type. For a gas or raised electric stove, a three to five gallon pot gives you enough room to boil without overflow. If you have an electric stove with a flush surface, as I do, you can get by with a smaller pot by making multiple smaller batches or super concentrated wort after boiling, since larger capacity pots have a diameter significantly larger than the burner
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Hi. Yes, you will need a pot when combining the ingredients and boiling the wort. I believe I used a 12 qt soup pot with this kit.
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I haven't used mine yet. However, I did buy two other tea pots from here and they were perfectly fine after pouring the boiling water over the teabags. I'm sure it would be fine. To make sure, I would start out with allowing the water to cool for a little while (at least one minute) before pouring, and or just pour a little at a time to see what happens.
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I personally wouldn't , I use a regular pot to boil the water, that way it can boil all it wants without me having to worry. Amazon even has a "Medelco 12-Cup Glass Stovetop Whistling Kettle" <- That, I use to boil water. It's less than $10, solid as a rock. I can hear it all over the house. I use it for teas, coffee, cooking and so on! Boil water in something else to be safe.
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I don't see a problem, but you will need a 4-inch Lodge lid. Place rice and water in pot, cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.
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I use the pot as a brew kettle, a large stainless spoon or a slotted stirring paddle works well for me. Both can be bought cheap at any home brew supplier
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This one seems too small. The Presto site discusses canning. A cooker with a pressure gage would let you make sure I got it hot enough.
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Its a little big I tried it on my kettle last night, look for a 1 inch rubber stopper then you can drill it for the size of the copper tube you'll use for the chilling coil
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You can use whatever size of jars that will fit into your canning pot with at least an inch of water above the top. My generic stock pot is too short to use larger jars, but I can easily use various kinds of smaller jars. The only important factor is that inch of water.
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You might want the larger size. If you use the larger one, I think it should work just fine. Be careful as you remove it from the pot. It will need to besupported because it will flatten out without the sides of the pot to shape it.
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Six inch diameter pot up to 10 5/8 inch diameter pot. My favorite pot is a Cast Iron Plat (Flat) Potjie Size 2. Sold by "Best Duty" right here on Amazon. Those red and blue enameled steel pots work very well also. Stainless steel pots are fine too. Bottom of what ever pot you are using will soot up.
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I would think you could... It will take a lot for a pot this size to boil water.
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I didn't go and measure mine but I use mine to make boiled peanuts. I use a 5 gallon SS pot with 3 gallons of water and 5# of raw peanuts. Water comes to a boil in about 15-20 minutes. With 12,000 btus I'm sure it will take care of your hot pot.
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No. All I know is that our set has held up very over the years we've had it. Hint for any stainless set: Bring to boil at medium heat, then reduce to low once steam escapes around the sides of the lid.
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No! 2-3/4 cup total contents when added to the need for room to boil would exceed the capacity. You would have a big mess on your hands! You'll want to consider a "regular" sized cooker.
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I would think so. The glasstop (flat) stoves are safer for pots like this than coils, and I use it on coils. Just don't put in on the highest setting. If glass heats up too fast it shatters. Be careful about temp changes. I heat mine on med-high and remove it when the boiling starts, and set it on a wood cutting board right after, so it cools slowly. Or you could put it back on the eye depending on the tea temp needed. Just be graceful and careful with it.
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That Should be fine. You don't want your wort to come up to a vigorous boil too quickly. So the amount of heat should be ok.
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The pot has to be large enough that you can fold the handles over on the inside and still have the lid fit securely, otherwise the steam will escape. I would not use it in anything smaller than 2 quarts for that reason.