Does anyone here use a 10 gallon pot on an electric stove?
The 8 gallon I currently have takes maybe 45 minutes to come to a boil if it’s full (7-7.5 gallons), with a new stove element.
2.5 - 3 gallon extract batches would probably be no problem, it’s those all-grain batches when the volume gets to be in that 5 - 8 gallon range that I’m concerned about. Don’t mind waiting an hour for boil but beyond that it gets to be unreasonable.
Gas isn’t currently an option but may be in the distant future.
Just looking for some way to confirm (science, math, first hand experience) that I wouldn’t be wasting money on a 10 gallon pot that I couldn’t use.
I have a 10 gallon SS kettle that, when it’s really cold or nasty out, gets occasionally used on my gas kitchen stove. It’s wide enough to straddle two burners on the gas stove for 5.5 gallon batches postboil. Works well.
I don’t know about your stove, but I have to keep my lid on just to hit a decent boil with a respectable amount of time with 4ish gallons in a 5 gallon kettle on my electric cooktop.
You could add an electric bucket heater to give yourself a boost. I’ve done that in the past and it has shaved off 15-20 minutes to boil with 4 gallons going from mash temp to boil.