jamnich314
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The only piece of equipment I still need after my first brewing kit is a kettle. I know it's going to be a 9/10 gallon SS kettle but I can't decide if it's worth the extra money to get a welded kettle for a ball valve.
I'm planning on making 5 gallon batches and don't know if the weight of transferring that much liquid to the fermenting bucket will be overwhelming or not. A welded kettle with a ball valve seems much more convenient but it's also about $50 more from what I can tell: $50 for a 10-gal SS kettle, $100 for a 10-gal SS 1-weld kettle AND additional ball valve.
I'm going to use a ground torch/turkey fryer/whatever-you-want-to-call-it to actual boil the wort. Even if I get a kettle with a ball valve, I'll still need to move it to drain the wort into the fermenting bucket (unless I can build some sort of stand to put the burner on) as it won't be high enough. So, if I have to move it anyway, is it that much more of a hassle to pour it into the bucket as opposed to draining from the valve?
I'm planning on making 5 gallon batches and don't know if the weight of transferring that much liquid to the fermenting bucket will be overwhelming or not. A welded kettle with a ball valve seems much more convenient but it's also about $50 more from what I can tell: $50 for a 10-gal SS kettle, $100 for a 10-gal SS 1-weld kettle AND additional ball valve.
I'm going to use a ground torch/turkey fryer/whatever-you-want-to-call-it to actual boil the wort. Even if I get a kettle with a ball valve, I'll still need to move it to drain the wort into the fermenting bucket (unless I can build some sort of stand to put the burner on) as it won't be high enough. So, if I have to move it anyway, is it that much more of a hassle to pour it into the bucket as opposed to draining from the valve?