Brew Pots & Kettles

The brew kettle, sometimes called a brew pot, is one of the handfuls of truly essential pieces of homebrewing equipment. Austin Homebrew has high-quality stainless steel brew pots and boil kettles ready to complete your homebrew set-up. Both extract and all-grain brewers need a good, sturdy brew pot or kettle for their boil. Although you can certainly start out by buying a stockpot from a big-box store, eventually youíll want to upgrade to a dedicated kettle just for beer making. 
What Size Brew Pot Do I Need? 

• Size matters. Consider this when selecting your brew pot or kettle. This will determine the maximum volume you can boil. For most beginners, our basic 5-gallon pot will work great.   
• All-grain homebrewers will need to boil the full volume of their wort, so our 10 Gallon or 15 Gallon Brew Pots are perfect. 
• Plan for the future homebrew days and buy a brew pot or kettle thatís at least 1.5 times your batch size. 
• For a 5-gallon batch, we recommend a 10 Gallon Brew Pot. Going twice as large protects you against a boilover.

What Type Of Material Should My Brew Pot Be?

• Just like our Deluxe Brew Kettles, a good homebrew kettle should be constructed of heavy-duty 304 stainless steel with a tri-clad bottom made specifically for even heat distribution.  
• A good brew kettle should come equipped with a lid that can conveniently hang on the kettle's riveted handles. 
• The inside of the kettle should feature internal volume markers in liters and gallons.
• A good brew pot should come with a 1/2î NPT  pipe coupling and can be used as a small mash tun, hot liquor tank, boil kettle.

Just like our Deluxe Brew Pots, a quality homebrew kettle is an investment that will last for many years. Take the time to do your research, and select a kettle that will serve both your current and future needs.  If you need help picking out a brew kettle, give our customer service a call.  512 300 2739