Recommendations for a Weldless Sight Glass?

[bondra76]

I need to put a sight glass on my kettle - I have a 20 gallon kettle

Are there any recommendations out there for sight glasses? Any specific companies or manufacturers I should look at?

Non-Recommendations are invited as well if you've had troubles with yours.

 

[Bensiff]

Just google it, plenty pop up. I can't remember where I bought mine for my old setup, I think it was Bargainfittings. They all do the same thing; however, my quick bit of google-fu brought up brewandgrow, their's looks like a much more elegant design than the others on the market and it comes with a metal protection tube for the sight glass all for a good price. If I were in the market I would go with that one personally.

 

[dobes]

Got mine from bargainfittings no complaints.

 

[singybrue]

I got mine from Brewers Hardware - Bobby M on here. Perfectly happy with them and Bobby is a big contributor to these forums.

 

[singybrue]

Oops, I mean Brew Hardware!

 

[mlafnitzegger]

Oops, I mean Brew Hardware!

I bought a lot of items from Brewhardware.com and Boby is top notch. Reliable delivery and solid equipment. I have his weldless sight glass in both my hlt and bk for a couple of years and still working like new.

:rockin:

 

[rekoob]

+1 to brew hardware.

I have two from Bobby on my keggles, they have held up to some minor abuse and work great. Although I didn't do the weldless, just the sight glass with the 90* elbow.

 

[MNDan]

Can you point me to a link on Brew Hardware for a keggle sight glass? I don't see them there...

 

[zeptrey]

Eh no sight glass just etch your kettle. I have one and wish I didn't. Check this article out on how to etch your kettle to mark for volume https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3113-etch-your-kettle-projects

Besides it's what MacGyver would do!

 

[bondra76]

Thanks - never used brew hardware but I will give them a shot.

I tried the etched kettle but it just didn't work for me. I'd rather have something clearer on the outside of the kettle. It's a great cheap solution but I'm ready to pony up some money for the sight glass and I want to do it right.

 

[jafo28]

Can you point me to a link on Brew Hardware for a keggle sight glass? I don't see them there...

Here ya go, scroll down about half way. Select one, then you have the option for a keg or pot.

http://www.brewhardware.com/measurement-devices

 

[MNDan]

Here ya go, scroll down about half way. Select one, then you have the option for a keg or pot.

http://www.brewhardware.com/measurement-devices

Thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

My review of the BrewHardware sight gauge.

I've had two of them get weak and develop cracks over a period of a couple of years. Based on my experiences, any plastic sight glass is going to have this issue (probably caused by heat). Note that I have electric kettles.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/bobby_m-sight-gauge-195031/

 

[Transamguy77]

I have 3 sight glass kits with thermometers from brewhardware on my kegs, couldn't be happier and the transaction was awesome I would recommend them to anyone.