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**Waunabeer** · 08-19-2010, 11:48 AM

Definitely go get a propane burner. I did after just one attempt on my stove. Yeah, I reached a boil by straddling two burners, but it took 2.5 hrs. to do so. With my Blichmann burner (now converted to NG), I reached a boil in about 20 minutes.

devilishprune · 08-19-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Prime

Because of the move I've completely demolished the sad little pipeline I had managed to put together... Just cracked my last beer.

Any instant fermentation techniques?

Wasn't there some thing recently that you could pour into a bottle of soda and turn it into alcohol.

Yeah, just buy like 50 of those and drink up!

**maxamuus** · 08-19-2010, 06:38 PM

If your thinking of going propane outdoors, now is a good time. Costco has their tanks on closeout. As i bought a 20lb tank yesterday that has the gauge showing how full the tank is for 20 dollars. A steal i thought.

**ChshreCat** · 08-19-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Prime

Any instant fermentation techniques?

There are products they sell that cut down on brewing time. The grain is pre-mashed, the wort is already boiled and hopped, it's been fermented, carbonated and conditioned for you. You can even choose to buy them one at a time or in groups of 6 or 12!

But what's the fun in that?

Naked_Eskimo · 08-19-2010, 08:54 PM

Is there really going to be a big difference in the quality of your beer between 200F and 212F??

**Waunabeer** · 08-19-2010, 09:08 PM

It is pretty important to actually reach a boil for the sulfur compounds to evolve and boil off. If they aren't removed during the boil, they can form dimethyl sulfide, which contributes a cooked cabbage or corn-like flavor to the beer.

Water boils at 210-212 degrees, depending on your altitude. 212 at sea level and 210 around 1,000 ft. elevation. So unless you are over 7000 ft. elevation, 200 deg. won't get you there.

shanecb · 08-19-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Naked_Eskimo

Is there really going to be a big difference in the quality of your beer between 200F and 212F??

You also need the evaporation to get down to the batch size/OG that you want.

prosper · 08-19-2010, 10:45 PM

do you have a glass-top stove? They limit the amount of heat the burner can produce, so they don't crack the surface.

I have no problems boiling 5 gallons on a single old-fashioned coil burner

**Waunabeer** · 08-19-2010, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by prosper

do you have a glass-top stove? They limit the amount of heat the burner can produce, so they don't crack the surface.

I have no problems boiling 5 gallons on a single old-fashioned coil burner

I have a glass top stove and really struggled to reach a boil. That's why I bought a burner and couldn't be happier.

Teromous · 08-20-2010, 01:59 AM

I also have a (I guess glass top?) stove. It's just flat and has some red circles that glow under it. It boils water pretty fast but I don't like all of the vapors in my kitchen. It kills my AC unit too because it raises my temp by like 5 degrees in the house. I'm looking forward to buying a burner and doing some outdoor brews this fall/winter in the cold! Maybe even use a snow pile as a wort chiller