Upgrading Boil Kettle

[igvandeventer]

I'm looking to upgrade my Bayou Classic 44 qt kettle with a ball valve and an option for whirl pooling to help speed up cooling with my immersion chiller and settling out trub and break material. The only add-on the kettle has is a 6 in weldless thermometer that is placed about 1/3 of the way from the bottom.

Just looking for suggestions on types of fittings, barbs, elbows used and if anyone can weigh in with their suggestions and experiences.

Cheers!

 

[Cyclman]

Brewhardware.com

All you need to know.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

Not sure if you've ever tried it but I've found sucking up every bit of beer ( break material ) into the fermenter makes zero difference in the finished beer. Might be worth a try before upgrading

 

[igvandeventer]

I guess the main benefit would be decreased chilling time. No extra trub transfer is really a secondary bonus. I don’t oils like to upgrade to a counter flow or plate chiller sometime in the future so that would take care of hardware needs ahead of time.

 

[Sdiddy84]

Have you made the upgrades to your BK? How did they turn out? I'm about to add a ball valve to my BK.

 

[igvandeventer]

Have you made the upgrades to your BK? How did they turn out? I'm about to add a ball valve to my BK.

I haven't. I need to get on it.