BREWSIE Stainless Steel Home Brew Kettle w/Dual Filtration. Equip with False Bottom Thermometer and Ball Valve for Brewing (8 Gal/ 32 QT)…

I bough this brew pot for my initial foray into home brewing beer. Great value for the price. Made by Concord as is the Gas one pots sold here. This one has a bead rolled 3" from the bottom for the false bottom to set on. The temperature gauge is centered 6.25" from bottom which require 4 gallons to cover it. The impressed gallon markers are impressed before the bead is rolled which makes the 2 gal interval short and the above markings read similarly short by about a quart. The bottom inside and out is not polished at all. it has a machine brushed finished. The rest is polished nicely about one step below mirror finish. The welds are fair, considering the quality of Chinese welds. Nothing looks imminently ready to break!I must stress that YOU NEED TO CLEAN POT AND VALVE thoroughly before using this for any food or beverage use. This is a stainless steel product made in a metal shop and polished with polishing compound. There is residual polishing compound on all surfaces. An initial firm wiping with a white cloth or paper towel will reveal the dark compound. Wipe it all firmly down, then wash with Dawn dish detergent and a non-scratch blue scrubby sponge and it should be good to use.The ball valve plastic internals are lubed with heavy machine oil. This is your next cleaning job. It is best to completely disassemble the ball valve to remove every trace of oil. If this is beyond your ability boiling the valve a few times in water might get most of the oil to float to the surface of the water. Never tried it. After the initial cleaning, the after brew cleaning was a snap.The metal thickness measured .024" which is 24 ga stainless. The tri ply bottom firmly holds a magnet so I assume it should work on an induction burner.The temperature gauge needed a tweak down by one degree; no problem with the slotted adjusting nut on the rear. I got the Concord branded temp gauge with my unit which has two little barley stalks on the dial face. Cute!One small part problem was swiftly remedied by the seller. I have used this on a 2350 W 8" electric resistance burner on HI and it did not scorch the bottom. False bottom was easy to maneuver around the temperature probe. I should have used the bazooka screen to filter the hop debris on mt first brew. Next time (next week!) I will.If you need a ten gallon pot on a budget with false bottom, valve and temperature gauge do not hesitate to snag this baby!Edit August, 2020 - it does work very well with my new induction cooktop. Also, the bazooka filter is useless, it just jams up. Your best bet is to use a stainless screen canister for your hops. Happy brewing!

This is a nice sturdy brew pot. A magnet does stick to the bottom. As other people have mentioned it does required cleaning with a Degreaser before use. I completely disassembled the ball valves and cleaned that as well. I'm sure glad I did because there's a lot of machine oil coating the interior surfaces of the valve. The Bazooka screen works well, however if you use it as expected it leaves half a gallon of wort and proteins in the bottom of the vessel. The markings on the side of the pot seem to be a little bit shy this is probably due to the pot being bent for the false bottom to rest on.Assembly on mine was easy. It does not leak in a silicone washers provided seal well. You're provided barely enough thread sealant tape. I purchased more because I remove the Bazooka screen the coupler and the valve each time for cleaning.I brew in the bag so I have not used the false bottom.If you are a brew in a bag (BIAB) homebrewer go with the 10 gallon pot I have learned this the hard way. The 10-gallon is not that much larger but will provide the extra volume you will need for 5- gallon batches. At some point in the near future I will upgrade. With 7 gallons of water and 10 gallons of grain the liquid is about 2 in from the top. High gravity beers will require a larger vessel if you intend to use full volume during your Mash.The welds on the handles are just a step up from tack welds. But so far seems strong enough that they will not break off.The thermometer is dead on. I compared it to a Taylor instant digital as well as a glass thermometer. If you brew in a bag if maybe a bit annoying when you're removing your grains from the mash. I put a small hole in one of my bags. I am considering going with a 14in probe thermometer and drilling a hole in the lid.

There are some reviews that say that the product arrived dented, I want to specify that in January 2025 my product arrived in a double box with Styrofoam and plastic protection. It was not dented and it is in perfect condition. The welds and seams have been polished and ground. It is an absolute masterpiece. it comes with instructions on how to install the ball valve as well as how to install the thermometer. The sifting plate needs to be positioned at an index that allows for the secondary filtration tube to accommodate the feet on the primary filtration plate. It is easy to do once you understand the geometry by placing inside. All in all this is a 10 out of 10. I am extremely happy with his purchase. In fact, I couldn’t be more happy. They have done everything right with the geometry and the production and the delivery. I am probably the most happy I could possibly be with this purchase. Way to go to the staff.