Will foil catch on fire??

If i put a layer of tin foil between my brew kettle and propane burner stand will it light on fire?

I am thinking of doing this so that the boil overs will drip on to the foil instead of my burner..

I have had tinfoil catch on fire on the grill, but have never used it on my burner. I also have had boil over hit the open flame and it did nothing just kinda drowned out the flame, However I could have been lucky But it is not "As" flammable as the peanut oil you use for deep frying.

Yes, you'll burn right through it. I've turned a very heavy duty foil to ash by getting it close to the flame, nevermind directly in it.

No do not put foil near any flames, I learned this in my childhood days of being a pyro.

Are you worried about the boil over hitting the flame, or getting elsewhere? I have a metal tray from a dog kennel underneath my burner to catch it if it happens, you could do something like that.

Yeah foil aint gonna cut it. Perhaps a round pizza pan provided it's not aluminum? Then again, if you get control over the burner, you won't have to worry about it

Big10Seaner said:

No do not put foil near any flames, I learned this in my childhood days of being a pyro.

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You too Eh?

You ever mess around with Steel Wool and D batteries?

Well of course I messed around with wool and D batteries. How about using a magnifying glass to fry ants?

Big10Seaner said:

Well of course I messed around with wool and D batteries. How about using a magnifying glass to fry ants?

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Yeah...and on my friends sneakers when they weren't looking.

RICLARK said:

Are you worried about the boil over hitting the flame, or getting elsewhere? I have a metal tray from a dog kennel underneath my burner to catch it if it happens, you could do something like that.

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Im not worried about it hitting the flame, i worried about it turning into burnt tar that I have to clean off of the burner.

Maybe ill try out the metal tray version.

I had a 16" Fresnel lens, on a good day I could pop bits out of the sidewalk.

Someone on here, I don’t remember who, said to use a spray bottle of water to kill the boil over. I tried this last time and it worked wonderfully. I don’t know if it was because it was a lighter lager or what, but I gave it a few squirts on the first boil up and it stopped it for the rest of the boil. Give it a shot, maybe you won’t need the catch plate at all.

A couple brews ago, I over sparged and had to boil off more than a gallon of water before my first hop addition. To speed the process, I used a small fan to blow the steam off the top of the boil pot. To keep the wort boiling, I had to turn the burner WAY up. The boil off went very quickly, and there was absolutely no chance of a boilover as the wort right at the surface was cooled below boiling as soon as it reached the surface. Just one more idea for people to consider.

BrooZer said:

Im not worried about it hitting the flame, i worried about it turning into burnt tar that I have to clean off of the burner.

Maybe ill try out the metal tray version.

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Ok gotcha, My tray idea wont help you with that but maybe like someone else suggested using a steel pizza tray.