I need to boil outside

[ray m]

Greetings, folks! I am finally feeling the urge to brew outdoors. My wife has had of enough of the house "stinking", as she terms it. I've been wanting to get out of the kitchen, anyway. I do not, however, have tons of money to invest in an elaborate outdoor brewing setup. I was considering purchasing one of those outdoor turkey fryer setups. Are these things OK for brewing? I have read many negative things about brewing in aluminum pots, which is what I know these set-ups come with. I believe I read in another thread that TOM C uses a turkey fryer deal. If a few of you could assist with this dilemma I would appreciate it.

[S.F.B.]

Look at the thread titled "Propane Burners" .

[Tom C]

I personally love the smell of wort and wished Yankee Candle made the schent!

a turkey fryer would be fine and easily modified to add a spigot to make for easier transitions form one pot to another.


Tom C

[quantum24]

i recently purchased a propane burner and just finished converting a keg to a kettle. i researched burners and decided to go with the camp chef from more beer.com. the burner seems very nice and sturdy, i plan on using it for the firdt time on sunday. btw... converting a keg was pretty easy, and very inexpensive. now ive got a large kettle with a spigot and a sight glass. i am very excited about my new brewing setup.

[Fast_Eddy]

Originally posted by Tom C
I personally love the smell of wort and wished Yankee Candle made the scent!

Tom C

I know what you mean....the smell is only thing I miss about boiling on the stove.

[paul84043]

I cook in the garage and still fill the house with the smell!! My kids hate it, but my wife likes it...so we win..
I would definitely (at some point) spend the 50 to 100$ for a good stainless pot. But in the interim, a turkey fryer will get you through and you will have a good burner when you upgrade.
I have a 30qt and I think that it's the perfect size for 5 gal. batches. (of course you never boil all 5 gallons) but it has a real good amount of headspace for faom.

[ray m]

Thanks, guys, for the input. I think I read somewhere that Sam's Club has turkey fryers with stainless steel pots as part of the setup. I am also a fan/3-time customer of morebeer.com and will look at what thay have as well. I think my inaugural batch in my outdoor cooking vessel will be a nice & malty Scotch ale. Cheers, everyone!