Reddit reviews Concord Cookware S3539S Stainless Steel Stock Pot Cookware, 40-Quart
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Stock pot is made from Commercial Quality Stainless Steels, Fully PolishedStainless Steel handles riveted onto pot and lid for solid constructionStock Pot is made from Full Stainless Steel with new lid designPolished inside and outVery heavy duty construction, will last a lifetime
In order of the way I'd do it if I could do it again:
~Garden hose adapter for the kitchen sink, a 1/2" barb to thread onto that adapter, and 5' of 1/2 hose. This is awesome. Blast out carboys. Fill stuff on the ground. $10
~Immersion chiller. Make your own for the same price and twice as large. It's easy and will be that thing that will grow with you and make you psyched you don't need to re-buy when you move up boil sizes. $60
~Propane burner. Another thing that will make your current brewday more pleasant and faster, and will grow with you when you move up boil sizes. $40 - $150
~Larger kettle. Don't fear the cheap & large stainless or aluminum kettles. If stainless - at least 1mm thick (I think that's 18 gauge?). For aluminum, 6mm. If you're going to be on partial extract and moving up to 5 gallon all-grain at some point, get a 10 gallon kettle. Was doing full boils in an 8 gallon pot and hot-break is a nailbiter. You'll need to drill some holes for weldless bulkheads / valves for the best deal, but it's easy.
Here's a good starting point: http://www.amazon.com/Concord-Quart-Stainless-Steel-Cookware/dp/B0085ZOW1A
And for couplers: http://brewhardware.com/valves
(is it against reddiquette to post commercial links? New at this.)
$80 for kettle + $30 or so for bulkhead & valve.
~Refractometer. By this point, you're probably taking tons of measurements. Or want to but don't because hydrometers are a process (to me, anyway). This thing was the hurdle over laziness I needed to measure. $60
Of course there's all the other stuff like moving to full-grain / etc, but you're at a point you can buy some pretty sweet things that will be with you forever. AWESOME!
Also, search http://www.homebrewfinds.com/ for some good deals.
Good luck brotha! Sounds fun.
If you're thinking the Bayou, just go Concord. Not much difference save price. Thickness and clad bottoms at our volume don't really matter. And, I have an 18 gallon Concord that's wonderful.
E.g. http://www.amazon.com/Concord-Cookware-S3539S-Stainless-40-Quart/dp/B0085ZOW1A
There's sometimes better deals on ebay.