propane burner inquiry - Page 2

**springer** · 03-22-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by polarbeer305

i'm doing 5 gallon batches and my burner is older but not in terrible shape. it came with a turkey frying kit i got four or five years ago. the propane tanks are exchangeable fifteen gallon type you get at Lowes. i think i just need a new burner.

You are getting about 1 gallon less with those tanks and paying more. I get a full fill for 15.95 at handy rental . The exchange is 18 and change . I get four 10 gallon brews from one tank

Mongo64 · 03-22-2010, 04:14 PM

Well you might want to consider how "hard" you are boiling as well. I have learned to not turn the burner up so high that wort is trying to leap out of the pot. I now just boil enough that the wort rolls around in the pot. I'm sure that can save a lot of propane.

schmagy · 03-23-2010, 03:45 PM

Also, any flame licking up the sides is lost energy... some of the narrow pots loose a lot out the sides if the flame is real high. Once i get a boil rolling i turn mine down till i maintain the roll i want.