Reddit mentions of Winware Professional Aluminum 24-Quart Stockpot

I used an aluminum stock pot for my first year, and still use that pot for heating water and stuff. Absolutely nothing wrong with aluminum!

Just grab something like this, or go to walmart and find something cheaper.

If thats the case, you should be set for the time being. Now if i am correct you need to consider getting a kettle (Preferably 24 qt's like this one that I bought with a lid and may want to look into buying a hydrometer or refractometer so you know what the ABV (Alcohol by volume) is of each beer you brew.

And dont forget about bottles. Dont use twist tops like bud light bottles because the caps wont keep a good seal on those and you'll have flat beers by the time they are ready to drink. I found a local bar in my area that saves empty beer bottles for brewers and if you get there at the right time they will actually have a case or 2 of flip top bottles (which are amazing cause they are easy to cap) Here is my collection and I'm about to start bottling my first batch in about a week. http://i.imgur.com/mxU1pqQ.jpg. You can also ask friends to save bottles for you, but again making sure they are not twist top bottles.

I would like to add to this, - http://beersmith.com/blog/2010/08/17/aluminum-vs-stainless-best-beer-brewing-pots/


Also for price comparison over the enamel pot - http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Professional-Aluminum-24-Quart-Stockpot/dp/B001CHKKZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419981041&sr=8-1&keywords=winware+stock+pot


My two cents is; if you're going to spend even $20 for that enamel, I would rather spend an extra $10 and get something that could potentially last your homebrewing life. Even if you move to stainless later to bling out, it's always handy to have an extra stock pot.

Pretty much this kit: http://www.homebrewing.org/Beginning-Homebrew-Kit_p_352.html

and a pot like so:
http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Professional-Aluminum-24-Quart-Stockpot/dp/B001CHKKZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420572656&sr=8-1&keywords=winware+3+gallon

would be cheapest. You need a bucket, pot and capper at the very least, the rest you can kind of fudge.

I picked up this aluminum pot (cover separate) and have been happy with the last 2 batches.

http://amzn.com/B001CHKKZK

I am just now beginning to dip my toes into homebrewing and found this sub. I ordered a few things from Amazon to get myself started. They should be here by the weekend. Is there anything I missed to getting going?

Gold Complete Beer Equipment Kit (K6) with 6 Gallon Glass Carboy

IPA ingredients/kit

21 inch spoon

24 quart pot

My total was about 175 bucks.

Winco Aluminum. Cheap, good enough, qualifies for prime shipping and pretty sturdy (I've worked in commercial kitchens with these and trust me, they'll hold up). Remember to "prime" them by boiling water in them first and never scour them down to bare metal.