Northern Brewer MegaPot 8 G Steel Brew Kettle w/Valve & Thermometer

This kettle is everything I hoped it would be, and much more. The construction feels rock-solid, and all the elements of the pot, including the accessories that came with it (ball valve and thermometer), are first class. This is a pot meant to last a lifetime, and I feel it was money well spent for the long haul. After running my first batch with this pot over yesterday, it passed all my quality tests, and I am delighted with my purchase. On another review for a MegaPot with valves and fittings, I noticed someone complaining about leaks. If everything is properly installed, using the thread tape, and the nuts snugged up to the right tension, there should be no leaks. If you have leaks, there are instructions online, as well as videos, that can be found with a little searching. Up until now, I've always been a 5-gallon batch home brewer, and I just got tired of doing a lot of work for such a small amount of beer. This will allow me to double and triple my volume with about the same amount of work. I like the larger valve on the pot, which uses a larger hose than my old 3/8" lines. I'll be adding a false bottom and possibly a bazooka pipe soon, but this kettle was ready to go within minutes of opening the box and installing the valve and thermometer. If you're looking for a rock-solid product that is built to last a lifetime, look no farther. This baby rocks.

Made twenty gallons of beer with the NorCal brewing false bottom and a riptide pump. Spilled very little and the beer was surprisingly clear going into boil kettle. I’ve got two of them for beer making. You may consider getting an external thermometer to verify the accuracy of these thermometers, mine were 20 degrees Fahrenheit different from each other when I was transferring the same liquid between kettles. I transferred 152 degree Fahrenheit brew wort and the boil kettle registered it at around 170 degrees Fahrenheit before I added any heat. Anyway, good enough equipment. Sometimes northern brewer site has a 10-20% off sale where these aren’t excluded.

Arrived damaged. Box was fine the big dent in the bottom of it so it looks like a quality control issue during production. Otherwise though seems to be very sturdy and very reasonable quality sending this one back hopefully the replacement doesn’t come dented.

Hello everyone, I’d like to start off by saying that I am absolutely impressed with this brew pot. Although I must say that I intend to use this product for a different purpose than the manufacturer intended. I bought this pot in April 2018 for shipment abroad. The pot shipped quite fast however I had to forward it abroad through a different carrier (I paid a lot for shipping abroad but it was actually with it). After much anticipation I received the pot along side a Matfer stock pot I got also on Amazon. I had intended to get just two of the Matfer stock pots with faucets. However, I stumbled upon the Megapot during my search and decided to buy one of each. It turns out the Mega pot (although intended for a different purpose) is much sturdier than Matfer. The mega pot is also more bang for my bucks. I paid more for the Matfer which is actually way smaller than the MegaPot. After receiving the packages, now I wished I had just gotten two of the MegaPots. I will be ordering more as soon. I know you are probably curious about my intended use of the mega pot. Here it is, I intende to use the hot pot create artisan hot sauces. The reason I wanted a pot with a faucet is coz it will make my bottle filling much easier. I Am building a small sauce factory abroad and our processes integrate both manual and automatic methods. I figured we can just fill the bottles through the faucet. I actually bought a faucet to attach to the valve compartment to make the bottle filling easier. Anyway, I will be posting an update once we actually start cooking with the pot. I’d let you know how it holds up. Great job @NorthernBrewer

Love it! What a pot for the price! Great for mashing in. No down side for me, turkey cooker base and stuff gets hot and lots of it. No issues with valve or install. I want another cuz it's so cool, everyone always "Holy cow what you do with that" me, take baths!

I was a little hesitant in ordering a $200+ dollar brew pot, but this pot has performed well during both batches I've made so far. The bottom of the pot is as solid as they say, about 4mm thick. No issues on a glass stove. The thermometer and spigot need to be assembled, but again, it wasn't hard to do and it hasn't leaked at all. It's nice to have a good sturdy pot for brewing. Edit: 14 months later. I wouldn't change my initial rating on this pot. I use this pot about once a month, and it is still a solid performance with no issues.

Decided to spend some money on a legitimate, quality brew kettle. This checked every box. Extremely high quality, heavy duty item. I feel like I'll have this for the next two decades, and believe it's totally worth the price tag.

Product came missing all the parts for the valve assembly. Thermometer came missing an o ring. No customer support number, only a number for text. Text response is "text support down". Assembly required, but no instructions. Other than that, the pot is not the thickest or best construction. Handles do not seem attached in the strongest way. Poor quality for the price.