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At Blichmann Engineering we're serious about brewing. And our designs reflect this passion for quality. From innovations like the stepped bottom, button louver false bottom, and snap-in dip tube, to subtle features like orienting the handles to make carrying easier, and a convenient place to rest the lid. You'll find the BoilerMakertm pots to be a joy to use. While a bare-bones pot lures you in with an attractive price, by the time you add all the equipment you need and/or want you'll find the BoilerMakertm to be the best value. We include all the items you need as standard equipment all installed and ready to use. Things like a heavy duty stainless and glass level gauge with clean-out ports for liquid level monitoring and measuring. An adjustable angle BrewMometertm to make temperature monitoring convenient and accurate - no more stooping over or standing on a stool. A stainless valve for durability, and a snap-in dip tube to minimize wasted wort. Coupled with our optional highly efficient mash screen or unique boil screen with hop/trub shield allows you to convert your BoilerMaker to a mash tun or boil vessel in seconds. The chart below compares the BoilerMakertm to several competitors features. By the time you add up the extra costs to properly equip the competition and compare it to the additional features they don't offer, you'll agree that the BoilerMakertm is truly in a class of it's own. Chart Notes: Level gauge on competitors are not available installed. Some not-installed gauges are available, but you need to drill holes and install. Retail prices range from $30 for cheap models to $70 for industrial types. None are as heavy duty as the Blichmann gauge and do not fasten at the top so are more prone to damage. And none are calibrated with level markings leaving that arduous task to you. In addition, most are plastic which cloud and yellow quickly. Thermometer on competitive units are optional and are fixed viewing angle (approx retail $35). We offer the adjustable model as standard which retail for about $70. Since the face can be moved to any position, they are great for multi-tier stands so you can read the temperature without stooping over or using a stool. Once you use an adjustable angle thermometer you'll never go back! Stepped bottoms are not available on competitive units. The BoilerMakertm stepped bottom makes a perfect seal to the mash screen, virtually eliminating sidewall shunting and channeling. And our patent pending button louver false bottom is the ultimate in plug resistance and efficiency. The BoilerMakertm is the only brew pot on the market designed from a clean sheet of paper solely for brewing. The height to diameter ratio is the ideal 1.2 to minimize boil-off and also prevent boil-overs. We've also optimized the sizes to blend seamlessly from hot liquor tanks, mash tuns, boil kettles to fermentors for the common batch sizes of 5/10/20/1bbl. Internal dip/drain tubes are not offered with the competitive products, but are needed to fully drain your pot without tipping (disturbing the sediment) and sucking the hops/trub into the fermentor. The low profile design of our dip tube stays out of the way of your stir paddle and drains to within 3/8" of the bottom of the pot.
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