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Roger Herpst
Member
Username: Roger456
Post Number: 184
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 11:26 pm: | 
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I'm working on getting my new brew stand fabricated, and I'm wondering how far I need to have my burners from the brew pot. I am using cast iron propane burners with 170K BTU orifices. Looking at the camp stove that I've been using that has similar burners (although I think they are fewer BTUs) has the burners 2.5 inches from the stovetop/bottom of pot.
I read between 4"-7" on another board... what have you done? |
Marlon Lang
Intermediate Member
Username: Marlonlang
Post Number: 498
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 12:40 am: |
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IMHO, kinda-sorta depends. The hottest point of the flame is at the tip of the blue. If your pot is thin you may want to back off so as to avoid a hot spot that will caramalize your sugars. OTOH, if you've managed to relieve BMC of a keg, stainless is a poor heat conductor so 2" from the flame tip may be just right. I use an old burner from a small boiler and a stainless keg. For this answer, I went out and measured. The burner tip is 4" from the bottom of the keg. FWIW, I found that you get the most bang for your buck by sheilding your burner area and the sides of the pot from wind rather than dorking with burner position. |
Roger Herpst
Member
Username: Roger456
Post Number: 185
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 12:46 am: |
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Better yet, I was able to purchase my kegs from the very kind owner of the Bear Republic.
I am thinking that 2.5 inches may not be enough distance from the top of the burner to the cooktop, but because the bottom surface of the keg is recessed, I think dropping the burner another half inch would be a good idea. |
Marlon Lang
Intermediate Member
Username: Marlonlang
Post Number: 499
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 02:52 am: |
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Sounds like a wiener to me. Assume that the flame height varies from 25mm (for BP) to 40 mm, low fire to high boil. 60mm (2.5") should work nicely. Don't forget the wind shrouds. |
Vince Turley
Member
Username: Vince
Post Number: 193
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 02:54 am: |
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4" is what I, er, have... on my stand with a converted Sanke keg. |
Geoff Buschur
Advanced Member
Username: Avmech
Post Number: 798
Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 04:07 am: |
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"4" is what I, er, have"
Turley doesn't sound Asian to me. |
ELK
Senior Member
Username: Elkski
Post Number: 1102
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 12:51 pm: |
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hehe... |
klk
New Member
Username: Klk
Post Number: 9
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 01:56 pm: |
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She said "give me 12", and make it hurt"....so I made love to her 3 times and slapped her! |
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