![]() Sanitizer: It may be surprising to see this so high up the list, but ask any professional brewer and they’ll tell you that 90% of the job is cleaning.But you’ll likely want to upgrade to a purpose-built brewing kettle at some point (or to an all-in-one electric brewing machine). If you already have an adequately sized vessel in your kitchen arsenal (like a lobster pot or a turkey fryer), you can use that. Kettles with roomy, cushioned handles also make it easier to move the kettle around when it’s full of hot liquid. When possible, we prefer kettles with a ball valve, which makes it easier to transfer your beer after the boil (but these are rare in entry-level kits). ![]() These larger kettles can be slightly awkward to use in a kitchen setting, but they should work fine on a full-size range. Better, more-expensive kits include 8- or 10-gallon kettles, which give you more room to work with and allow for all-grain brewing. For a 5-gallon extract kit, the bare minimum is a 5-gallon stainless steel kettle. Not all kits include one, but since most people don’t have a large enough pot in their kitchen arsenal, we prefer kits that do.
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