The BoilerMaker® line of brew pots have been
designed specifically for home brewing. No sacrificing
features or quality by leveraging a combination of existing cooking
pots...designed to be the ideal pot from the ground up and built
from scratch! Note that the sizes are perfect for home brew
batch sizes!
Your brewpot will be shipped to directly from the
manufacturer, Blichmann Engineering. Please allow up to 2 weeks for
delivery via Fedex Ground or Fedex Home Delivery. Sorry, we can no
longer ship these pots outside of the U.S. without additional
charges.
Features
We All
WANT!
*Heavy 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
*10/15/20/30/55 gal sizes designed specifically for home brewing
batch sizes (5gal to 1bbl)
*Includes adjustable BrewMometer and 3 pc stainless ball valve as
standard
*Heavy duty borosilicate GLASS level gauge never clouds or
scratches is standard equipment!
*Features rugged stainless steel guard with laser etched volume
graduations, cleaning brush and clean-out ports.
*Exclusive snap-in dip tube design installs without tools and
drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
*Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly
on the pot handle!
*Stepped bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminate
sidewall shunting
*Patent pending optional button louver false bottom is a hybrid of
a perforated screen (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug
resistance) – get the best of both!!
*Optional boil screen with shield keeps hops and hot break out of
your fermentor
Features
We All
WANT!
*Heavy 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
*10/15/20/30/55 gal sizes designed specifically for home brewing
batch sizes (5gal to 1bbl)
*Includes adjustable BrewMometer and 3 pc stainless ball valve as
standard
*Heavy duty borosilicate GLASS level gauge never clouds or
scratches is standard equipment!
*Features rugged stainless steel guard with laser etched volume
graduations, cleaning brush and clean-out ports.
*Exclusive snap-in dip tube design installs without tools and
drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
*Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly
on the pot handle!
*Stepped bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminate
sidewall shunting
*Patent pending optional button louver false bottom is a hybrid of
a perforated screen (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug
resistance) – get the best of both!!
*Optional boil screen with shield keeps hops and hot break out of
your fermentor
Features
We All
WANT!
*Heavy 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
*10/15/20/30/55 gal sizes designed specifically for home brewing
batch sizes (5gal to 1bbl)
*Includes adjustable BrewMometer and 3 pc stainless ball valve as
standard
*Heavy duty borosilicate GLASS level gauge never clouds or
scratches is standard equipment!
*Features rugged stainless steel guard with laser etched volume
graduations, cleaning brush and clean-out ports.
*Exclusive snap-in dip tube design installs without tools and
drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
*Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly
on the pot handle!
*Stepped bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminate
sidewall shunting
*Patent pending optional button louver false bottom is a hybrid of
a perforated screen (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug
resistance) – get the best of both!!
*Optional boil screen with shield keeps hops and hot break out of
your fermentor
Features
We All
WANT!
*Heavy 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
*10/15/20/30/55 gal sizes designed specifically for home brewing
batch sizes (5gal to 1bbl)
*Includes adjustable BrewMometer and 3 pc stainless ball valve as
standard
*Heavy duty borosilicate GLASS level gauge never clouds or
scratches is standard equipment!
*Features rugged stainless steel guard with laser etched volume
graduations, cleaning brush and clean-out ports.
*Exclusive snap-in dip tube design installs without tools and
drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
*Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly
on the pot handle!
*Stepped bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminate
sidewall shunting
*Patent pending optional button louver false bottom is a hybrid of
a perforated screen (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug
resistance) – get the best of both!!
*Optional boil screen with shield keeps hops and hot break out of
your fermentor
Features
We All
WANT!
*Heavy 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
*10/15/20/30/55 gal sizes designed specifically for home brewing
batch sizes (5gal to 1bbl)
*Includes adjustable BrewMometer and 3 pc stainless ball valve as
standard
*Heavy duty borosilicate GLASS level gauge never clouds or
scratches is standard equipment!
*Features rugged stainless steel guard with laser etched volume
graduations, cleaning brush and clean-out ports.
*Exclusive snap-in dip tube design installs without tools and
drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
*Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly
on the pot handle!
*Stepped bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminate
sidewall shunting
*Patent pending optional button louver false bottom is a hybrid of
a perforated screen (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug
resistance) – get the best of both!!
*Optional boil screen with shield keeps hops and hot break out of
your fermentor
Shown here is the 20 gal BoilerMaker brew pot
showing all standard equipment:
*Stainless 3pc ball valve with dip tube
*Adjustable angle BrewMometer
*Glass level gauge with stainless guard & laser etched
graduations
*Handles
*Lid
*Stepped bottom for optional false bottom
ALL the above features are STANDARD on these quality
brewpots!
Standard dip tube allows you to drain within 3/8" of bottom of pot
for less lost wort! Unique snap-in design means you can
remove/install without tools!
Glass
Level Gauge with Stainless Guard & Clean-outs
Borosilicate heavy wall GLASS level gauge will never yellow or
cloud. Cleaning is quick and easy since we provide clean-out ports
on the top and bottom and include a brush for cleaning! The heavy
gauge stainless guard is laser etched with volume graduations for
accurate readings...no more guessing!
Clean-out brush for sight glass! Cleaning
the sight glass couldn't be easier - included with your BoilerMaker
is a brush to make cleaning the inside of the level gauge tube a
snap! Removable screws are located on each end of the gauge to
insert the cleaning brush.
Stepped
Bottom
These custom made pots feature a stepped bottom. Our optional
patent pending button louver false bottom sits on this ledge for a
tight seal. During lauter, the weight of the grains pushes it
against the ledge making an impervious seal virtually eliminating
sidewall shunting and the resultant loss of efficiency! All this
AND an incredibly low foundation water!
Button
Louver False Bottom
Patent pending button louver false bottom is a hybrid of a
perforated false bottom (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold
(plug resistance) to give you the best of BOTH designs! Not
recommended for boil kettles - use the optional boil kettle
screen & shield instead.
Interior View of BoilerMaker Brew
Pot
This interior view shows the optional button louver false bottom.
Note that the thermometer and dip tube do not protrude excessively
into the pot to stay out of the way of the stir
paddle.
Lid rests on pot handle!
True to all Blichmann designs - they've thought of all the details
- including a place to rest the lid! In addition, they've oriented
the handles so when you carry the pot the valve and thermometer
don't get in your way.
Heat Shield
We also include a 6" X 10" X 24ga stainless plate to shield the
valve, BrewMometer, and level gauge from the heat of high BTU
burners. Depending on the design of your burner, you may need to
fabricate a bracket to hold it in place (brackets are not included
with the shield)
Blichmann
BoilerMaker® Selection Guide & Data
Key to top performance of your new BoilerMaker® brew pot is
selecting the size that best fits your brewing needs.
Selecting too small, or too big of a brew pot, mash tun, or
hot liquor tank (HLT) can cause frustration and poor
performance.
Boil
kettles: we recommend that you always do a full wort boil, as
do most brewing texts and advanced brewers. This will minimize the
addition of top-up water to compensate for boil-off, and starting
with the volume called for in your recipe will let you know early
in the process if you've hit your target gravity giving you more
time to correct the problem. Also, you'll get more consistent
hop utilization by sticking to the recipe volumes, as utilization
changes significantly with specific wort gravity. Last, but
certainly not least, is boil-over prevention...having enough head
space will keep this irritating problem at bay.
That said, we recommend a boil kettle approximately 2 times the
size of the finished batch size. Although this may sound like
a bit much, a 10 gal batch will typically start with 13-14 gal
pre-boil once you compensate for cooling contraction, transfer
losses, and boil off. This will allow for a reasonable head
space to reduce boil-over problems. For example, if you're a
10gal batch brewer, you'd select the 20 gal BoilerMaker brew pot as
your boil kettle.
Mash
Vessels: we recommend filling your mash vessel no more than 75%
of capacity. This will allow sufficient space for dough-in of
the grains and additions of sparge water and sparge arms,
etc. Volumes given are to ensure that the thermometer
probe is adequately submerged, and also so you have an adequate
grain bed depth for proper wort filtration. We've designed
the BoilerMaker brew pot sizes to seamlessly blend from size to
size, so you'll never need to sacrifice.
Hot Liquor
Tanks: we recommend sizing your HLT the same size as your mash
tun to ensure you have plenty of sparge water available on brew
day.
Recommended 3 Kettle Systems For Typical Batch Sizes
(HLT/Mash/Boil):
5 gal batch:
10/10/10
10 gal batch:
15/15/20
15-20 gal batch: 20/20/30
30 gal batch:
30/30/55
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8/24/2009
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I bought the 55 gallon Boilermaker from you folks. What burner do you recommend? Something that would handle the weight of a 40 gallon batch. I am thinking 320 lbs. Can you help me?
5/28/2009
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Do you recommend a glass or solid lid for the brewpots? I'm fairly new to homebrewing, and need to purchase a pot, trying to decide between 20qt and 30qt (borrowed a turkey fryer pot for my first batch, don't want to scrub peanut oil off the pot any more). My usual batch size is 5 gallons for now, so I was thinking 30qt would allow ample room to boil. Also, is a spigot necessary, or simply recommended? . . .
3/29/2009
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What are the dimensions (external) of the 10 gal and 15 gal Boilermaker Brewing Pots?
3/24/2009
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I'm planning on switching to 10 gal batches soon and would like to upgrade to a 15 gal stainless steel mash tun. Are there any obvious advantages to the Blichmann Boilermaker 15 gal pot over the Bayou Classic 15 gal pot with equivalent accessories (weldless fittings, thermometer, ball valve, false bottom, sight gauge)? For example, do you think one would do a better job at retaining heat during mash . . .
11/2/2008
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I am very interested in the boilermaker pots. Can you tell me if the couplers for the ballvalve, brewmometer and sight glass are welded in or compression fitted through the pots. I am trying to determine overall life span of parts or if there are gaskets and such that can ultimately wear out due to heat expansion and need replacement.
8/30/2008
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I am new to homebrewing so I need some help. I want to be able to brew enough at one time to accomodate a large group, 30-50 gallons. What equipment will I need to make this happen (brewing, storage, etc.) and how would I go about the ingredients.....all grain brewing or using the extracts? If you could suggest a good reference manual and also give me a ball park cost estimate that would be helpful . . .
1/26/2008
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I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?
8/20/2006
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I am looking at getting into all grain brewing and want to start with a stainless steel mash/lauter tun. I currently brew 5 gallon batches, but may want to increase to 10 gallon batches. If I purchase your 15 gallon brewpot with a brewmometer and spigot would this work for both 5 and 10 gallon batches?
7/25/2006
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I have purchased the deluxe kit and a 7.5 gal brewpot. Must say i love it all. Now i want to move on to an all grain brew and i want to get the spigot and brewmometer and just wanted to know what i needed to do to install it all along with the hole diameter
1/11/2006
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when i make a 5 gallon batch of beer from one of your kits, how big of a brew pot am i going to need to have? can i get by with a small kettle or do i need one of the big 6 gallon pots?
1/8/2006
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I'm getting ready to purchase your delux kit, and i also plan on getting a brew pot. I would like to also use this pot for cooking soups and such (would this be advised against? i make a wicked chicken corn soup), so i question whether it is worth putting a through-wall thermometer on the pot. Also, will the thermometer shaft sit far into the pot, making it difficult to clean or insert a false bottom? . . .
4/18/2005
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If money were not an issue, what would your recommendation be for a burner for 10 gallon batches? Similarly (pretending that money weren't an issue) what would you recommendation be for a brewpot for 10 gallon batches (please pick your preferred pot, spigot, etc.). Thank you.
3/14/2005
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How big of a brew kettle can a standard electric range hold and effectively heat?
3/6/2005
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Just recently purchased a kit and want to begin but I am looking for a pot for boiling. Many local stores sell aluminum 7 gallon pots but all you sell is stainless. is there a reason for this or is going with an aluminum pot ok as it is much less expensive.
1/19/2005
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Can you use an aluminum cooking pot,like the ones they use for frying turkeys to cook your wort?
1/13/2005
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Hi; I am trying to decide between your 7.5 gal and 9 gal brewpot. I am new to brewing, and have started with extract brews. I will probably move on to an all grain brew at some point. Which pot would be better for me? I will be brewing on your standard kitchen gas stove. Any tips or equipment recommendations welcome.
Heather
10/8/2004
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I am a novice and have only brewed 3 5 gal. batches. My instructions say to boil 2 to 2.5 gallons of wort. Am I correct in reading that you suggest to boil the entire 5 gallons?
5/7/2004
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I read elsewhere online that the wort can be brewed in a smaller pot, i.e. 5-quart, and then mixed with cool water in the fermenter to lower the temperature. Does this work, and if so, are there any undesireable side-effects?
2/10/2004
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Can you use an aluminum pot to brew in.or would this alter the taste of the beer?
12/13/2003
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sorry, i just sent a question but i forgot to ask...do i need to order a special type of large pot, or if i have one around the house, will that be good enough. thanks again.
7/29/2003
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Is a brewpot anything more than a stainless steel pot?
6/2/2003
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I'm just getting into home brewing. What is the purpose of the False bottom?
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