Boilermaker Brewpots from the U.S.A are now in stock

Please email info@ibrew.com.au if you would like a quote or to be notified when the goods arrive.

The BoilerMakerTM line of brew pots have been designed specifically for home brewing. John Blichmann didn't sacrifice features or quality by leveraging a combination of existing cooking pots...he designed the ideal pot from the ground up and built them from scratch! Note that the sizes are perfect for home brew batch sizes!

The following STANDARD FEATURES are INCLUDED IN ALL BOILERMAKER BREW POTS:

1. Boilermakers are Heavy duty 18ga 304 stainless steel construction
2. Includes latest model adjustable & rotating BREWMOMETER temperature gauge.
3. Includes 3 piece stainless steel ball valve with heat resistant teflon seals
4. Heavy duty BOROSCILICATE 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.
5. Exclusive SNAP IN DIP TUBE installs without tools and drains to within 3/8” of bottom!
6. Handles oriented to make carrying easier and the lid stores neatly on the pot handle!
7. UNIQUE STEPPED bottom on pot supports mash screen and virtually eliminates sidewall shunting
8. Includes Flame shield..metal plate to protect brewmometer and ball valve from open flame

• OPTIONAL FEATURES:
• patent pending button louver mash screen is a hybrid of a perforated false bottom (high efficiency) and a slotted manifold (plug resistance) to give you the best of BOTH designs! - use the optional boil kettle strainer/ shield for the boil only
• Optional kettle strainer (boil screen) with shield keeps hops and hot break out of your fermentor

BOILERMAKER BREWPOT
Each pot INCLUDES all above standard features listed from 1-8 in the price

OPTIONAL FEATURE
LOUVRE BOTTOM Patented stainless steel MASH SCREEN

The 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.

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!

True to all Blichmann designs - they have thought of all the details - including a place to rest the lid! In addition, they have oriented the handles so when you carry the pot the valve and thermometer don't get in your way.

Glass Level Gauge with Stainless Guard & Clean-outs

Borosilicate heavy wall GLASS level gauge will never yellow or cloud. It features clean-out ports on the top and bottom and includes a brush for cleaning. The heavy gauge stainless guard is laser etched with volume graduations for accurate readings...no more guessing!

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.

Optional boil screen snaps quickly into the standard dip-tube. It hugs the sidewall and features a stainless steel shield to keep hops and hot break from clogging the filter. Not recommended for mashing. Use our optional button louver false bottom instead

Flame shield:

Also included is 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)

1/2 " NPT ......$15.50 (fit to 1/2" / 12mm Internal diameter hose)
Everything that touches your wort is stainless. Nickel plated brass nut won't lock-up on stainless fittings. Installs without tools! Easy disassembly and no hidden crevices means it's a snap to sanitize! Hex nipple connects quick connector to ball valve. Fits march pump and therminator directly.

Male pipe thread on one side,
hose barb on the other. Screw directly into 3 piece ball valves

Available in brass $.......and stainless steel $.......(for hot liquid transfer)

or food grade polyethelene if
cool liquid transfer only is required

Guide to choosing the right size equipment

Key to top performance of your new BoilerMakertm 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 BoilerMakertm 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. . Minimum volumes 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 BoilerMakertm 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(38 litres): 10/10/10 (in litres that is 38/38/38)

10 gal batch (57 litres): 15/15/20 (in litres that is 57/57/75

15-20 gal batch: 20/20/30 (in litres that is 75/75/113)

30 gal batch: 30/30/55 (in litres that is 113/113/208)