Christmas is sweet! got my turkey fryer

Finally got my turkey fryer setup + propane tank, and I built my 10 gallon MLT, so all that is left is a IC and I am going AG! The setup I got is pretty cool, it is 35 quart, aluminum (oh well!) and the pot has a drain spout installed on the bottom, so I can just hook up a hose and drain right into fermenter!

Question: does anybody know of any brewing uses for the other stuff that it comes with, such as long turkey fryer basket w/holes, or smaller fish frying basket w/holes, etc? I have heard the thermometer's were a little off, so I will test it with boiling water to see.

Also, I have never filled a propane tank before, and I got a brand new one, so what do I need to do to get it filled? Thanks for the help!

Jason

The obvious is to find a place to fill a propane tank. I'd also highly recommend calling them and seeing if they will purge a new tank. Some places won't, some will just swap your new tank with a used one, and all of them are probably going to charge you a fee for doing it. I'd try to get that done today or tommorow, because it seems to be a PITA to find anyone to help you with propane on a Sunday everywhere I've lived.

many Uhaul rental places will fill propane tanks, if you can't find a more local mom n' pop shop that does it.

the one I go to will purge also. Places might charge a couple extra dollars for the one-time purge.

FYI, when spring comes, get a second 'backup' 20lb tank. nothing sucks more than running out of gas 20 minutes into your boil.

malkore said:

...get a second 'backup' 20lb tank. nothing sucks more than running out of gas 20 minutes into your boil.

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Or paying for a complete fill-up cause there's not enough to finish a brew session, but you know there's still $3.00 worth of gas in there.

Last time I had tanks filled, it cost .50 more than swapping out at Wal-Mart. I was surprised at that.

BierMuncher said:

Or paying for a complete fill-up cause there's not enough to finish a brew session, but you know there's still $3.00 worth of gas in there.

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that could happen on an exchange, but when you have your tanks refilled, the fill is determined by weight, and the gallons actually added are measured like at a gasoline pump, and that is what you pay for. that's how it works where i get mine filled. if i bring in a half-full tank, it just gets topped off and i only pay for the amount that was added.

billtzk said:

that could happen on an exchange, but when you have your tanks refilled, the fill is determined by weight, and the gallons actually added are measured like at a gasoline pump, and that is what you pay for. that's how it works where i get mine filled. if i bring in a half-full tank, it just gets topped off and i only pay for the amount that was added.

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Not at my locl ACE hardware. $14.50 to fill. Or to half-fill...or to 7/8ths fill...

Doesn't matter. Pay...take the tank out...they fill it till it's full.

We have one of each where I am. One charges a flat rate for a fill and the other charges by how much they put in. Guess where I go for my fills?

Movinfr8 said:

Last time I had tanks filled, it cost .50 more than swapping out at Wal-Mart. I was surprised at that.

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did you get the same amount of gas?

I have been told that in a 20 lb swap tank, they guarentee that you get 17 lbs. Who gets the difference?