We are often asked our opinion on weldless fittings and no doubt, that opinion has varied over the years so I thought I'd air them out in full so that I can refer people here in the future.

To be clear, when we say "bulkhead", we mean any fitting or accessory that passes through the bottom or sidewall of a brewing vessel. Examples would be the bulkhead you use to drain the contents of the vessel, a sight glass/level indicator, a thermometer penatration, etc.

This article discusses the pros, cons, costs and special considerations that will affect whether you should use weldless or welded in fittings.

You scored an old Sanke beer keg to make a pot out of to get more serious about your brewing and during the first batch, you realize that picking the thing up to pour wort into the fermenter isn't realistic. These guidelines and recommendations are for modifying a keg to make your brewing day easier. This is a great place to start if you find the selection of accessories on the product pages a little overwhelming. Keep in mind, since writing this article, we also packaged several full conversion kit options for purchase for either HLT/Boil Kettles or Keg Mash Tuns.

You got a big stock pot to get more serious about your brewing and during the first batch, you realize that picking up a 10 gallon pot to pour wort into the fermenter isn't as easy anymore. These guidelines and recommendations are for adding accessories to a commercially available stock pot to make your brewing day easier. It is heavily based off the keg conversion article with key differences noted.

If you you don't have the attention span to read all this, we linked to a three part video that shows modification of  a pot for a hot liquor tank or boil kettle... It's at the bottom of thise page.