Stockpots at Main Street Homebrew

We have three styles of stainless steel pots at Main Street. We recommend stainless steel for its inherent long-lasting nature, but - for economic reasons or necessity - enamel-on-steel (canning) pots can be used until they chip and/or rust. We recommend never using aluminum pots due to the risk that the acidic nature of beer will pull aluminum ions off of the interior metal and potentially taint the flavor of your beer.

 

Basic 5-gallon stainless steel stockpot - our most popular pot for beginners and basic extract brewers. No spigot.
$44.95
  
Extra-nice, extra-thick 7.5 gallon stainless steel pot with flat lid (metal has 8% nickel content for better heat conduction and non-scorching capabilities). No spigot.
$92.95
 
Extra-heavy 8-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, no draining spigot
$139.95
  
Extra-heavy 8-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot AND thermometer port in center (thermometer not included) $194.95  
Extra-heavy 10-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, no draining spigot
$174.95
  
Extra-heavy 10-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot
$229.95
  
Extra-heavy 10-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot AND thermometer port in center (thermometer not included) $269.95  
Extra-heavy 15-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot
$269.95
  
Extra-heavy 15-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot WITH stainless steel draining spigot AND thermometer port in center (thermometer not included) $309.95  
Extra-heavy 26-gallon stainless steel pot with lid and aluminum clad bottom for better heat conduction and less scorching, WITH stainless steel draining spigot AND thermometer port in center (thermometer not included)
please inquire
  
15-gallon converted keg with threaded opening for spigot and optional thermometer probe. These keg-pots are of extremely high-quality, professionally cut and welded and come complete with a stainless steel mesh box (hop or grain) filter mounted inside of the spigot.
Please see accompanying picture (link coming soon).
You provide 3/4 inch ball-valve spigot and optional thermometer probe.
unavailable indefinitely
 

Propane Burners at Main Street

For mashing or for boiling full-volume boils, we recommend nothing less than a 100,000 BTU burner. If you are planning on boiling 15 gallons of wort, you should probably think about the 175,000 burner. Many on the market are 30,000 or 50,000 and this does not give the power necessary to bring water or mash or large volumes of wort to a speedy boil. We do not carry any low-end burners at Main Street.

 

175,000 BTU round floor-model "King Cooker"
with oxygen-feed air intake and flame-splitting loop
temp. unavailable
100,000 BTU square burner with four removable leg extensions for added height- includes an adjustable air intake feeder and flame-splitting burner.
temp. unavailable

Wort Chillers at Main Street

Wort chillers come in two basic designs: immersion and counter-flow.

Immersion chillers are usually coils of coppper which are inserted into the boiling pot of beer during the last ten minutes of the boil process, and then cold water is trickled through the copper line. This acts as a heat exchanger: the water goes in the copper cold, travels through the depths of the beer (still contained in the copper) and comes out boiling hot - thus the energy is removed from the pot. When chilled, the copper is rinsed off and stuck back in the closet - upkeep is very easy.

Counterflow chillers work on the other principle. Copper coil is contained within a "sheath" of plastic tubing, with various connections for water and siphoned beer. Beer enters the inside of the copper coil and spiral downward. Meanwhile, cold water is pushed up the outer plastic coil (with a garden hose). Thus, the hot beer is surrounded by cold water, and the two travel in opposite directions. The beer is chilled by constantly meeting a resistance of ever-cold water coming from the hose below. As the beer exits the copper - granted that the siphon is controlled at the proper speed - the beer will be the same temperature as the accompanying water. This method is by far more speedy and efficient than immersion, but the interior of the copper coil does need to be meticulously cleaned and maintained.

smaller copper immersion chiller,
especially suited for chilling less than 5-gallon volumes
this comes with flexible tubing ready to hook onto a faucet
$63.95
larger copper immersion chiller,
excellent for 10 gallon volumes, speedy chilling,
1/2-inch copper tubing makes chilling a snap
$99.95
"Fearless" counterflow chiller - excellent for large volumes of beer
or for the most efficient chilling of any volume of wort
$79.95