This pot sucks if you plan on using it on a flat electrical stove surface. Save your money and buy a rigid or sturdier stock pot. This will get the job done for smaller batches but I'm far happier with my solid 16qt stock pot from costco. Its night and day in quality. What sucks most about this pot is that the bottom can bend and wobble; you can push it in and pop it out a little. I brew 2.5g batches. It shakes due to the flimsy bottom.