I'll see your rebuttal and raise you one.
1) it's overkill for our purposes
not really if you do large patches
-- No, really it is. Who here is using theirs for 20+ gal batches? Very few I imagine. I use a standard $8 cast iron burner (compared to your $60) to easily boil 13+ gals in my keggle, and I never turn the regulator all the way up.
What is your $8 burner attached to? I don't have a brew stand as of yet so I needed a base. So an $8 burned attached to a 200 $ brew stand is way more than my 60$ burner that I also use to deep fry and do clam bakes
2) it uses too much propane
only if you turn it way up I can keep a nice slow boil going using very little propane and its whisper quite
-- from the reports, even in this thread, this is only possible if the stand has been cut/rewelded. I'd also like to see a side-by-side comparison with one of the cheaper burners. Want to wager which one uses more propane at equal heating rates?
if they are putting out equal heating rate IE BTU's they will use the same amount
3) the stand is worthless without modification
Only if you use a Keggle a flat bottom pot requires no modification
-- I have a hard time believing there's that much difference between a keg and a standard pot (unless we're talking aluminum, in which case it's apples and oranges). A keg raises the bottom by less than an inch, and a keg's skirt holds the heat up under the bottom. Plus, if you're using a standard pot, it had better be a large diameter pot, or that burner's going to blast flames/heat around the sides.
The flat bottom of a regular pot is more efficient than the angle on the keggles bottom
4) it's a badass burner that looks really cool if you don't mind #s 1-3