How To Choose A Kettle: Home Brewing Basics

Buying a new brew kettle can be overwhelming. In this video we walk through how to pick a kettle based on your batch size, brewing method, and the features that actually matter on brew day — versus the ones that just look nice.

What's covered:
- Sizing the kettle to your batch (5 gal vs 10 gal vs 15 gal vs 30 gal)
- Wall thickness, weld quality, and what to inspect
- Spigots, thermometers, etching, and accessory ports
- When stainless matters and when it doesn't
- Pro vs hobby builds — what's worth the upgrade

Chapters (approximate — verify in Studio):
0:00 Intro
1:00 Picking a kettle by batch size
3:30 Construction quality and welds
6:00 Spigots, thermometers, etching
9:00 5 gal vs 10 gal vs 15 gal vs 30 gal real talk
12:30 Final recommendations

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