stainless steel
some brewers develope a 'shiny' fetish
But a ã30 SS stock pot fitted with a drain valve and a couple of budget kettle elements will last you a life time of brewing.
popping 20-21mm diameter holes for 1/2" bsp pipe fittings for a drain valve and holes suitable for your element choice (ã5 kettle element or ã55 lwd brewing elements) is best achieved with a qmax punch for each hole size, the tools cost a little over ã10 each if you cant borrow them.. (and you will need 10mm and similar allen keys to use the qmax punches (ãshop ??..)
for a stockpot email the german ebay.fr seller <
[email protected]> for a delivered to uk quote, you pay via a paypal invoice and can expect courier delivery within 3-4 days (the cheaper SS stockpots are generally Not suitable for induction hobs and the handles are not designed to support the mass when the pots are full)
if you can drill a hole with a drill and can wire a plug then a diy brew kettle build is just a couple of hours on a sunday afternoon job
1/2" bsp pipe fittings in brass or SS are popular for drain fitting, and allow many configurations for fitting optional internal hop filter solutions.
beer tastes better when brewed in a home built brewery too imho