burners, what do you have?

iparks81 · Dec 9, 2009

Any pics of your burners>?
I'm looking for something within the $60-$80 mark but I have no clue what works as a good cigar lighter or what is an actual good quality burner...
I have the ability to do natural gas, but im not oposed to using propane.
lets see what you have!

android · Dec 9, 2009

i have two very similar to this. i have one 5PSI regulator and one 10PSI regulator and have never had any problems whatsoever getting up to and maintaining a boil. in fact, i have to turn down my regulator pretty low to get the boil rate i want. they are the burners that came with the turkey fryer kit.

iparks81 · Dec 9, 2009

very cool, where can you order this style\brand

Blender · Dec 9, 2009

I have the Bayou Classic SQ-14. Works pretty good.

philrose · Dec 9, 2009

iparks81 said:
very cool, where can you order this style\brand

your local hardware store.

or google "bayou classic"

boogyman · Dec 10, 2009

Blender said:
I have the Bayou Classic SQ-14. Works pretty good.

+1 for the sq-14. Been happy with it so far.

Marko73 · Dec 10, 2009

I bought a camp chef and it is awesome. Has some extension legs to lift it (safely) up to about 3 feet off the ground. For my brewing methods (siphoning, etc) that extra height really helps. Plus the BTU rating can get 7 gallons up to a boil very quickly.

Love it.

JesseRC · Dec 10, 2009

I have a KAB6, no mods to it, it works very well. It was about $99

Shaggyt · Dec 10, 2009

Brinkman turkey fryer works for me...though it requires some slight modification to bypass the safety hardware. For me that meant cutting and soldering some wires. It was $60 on sale at Home Depot.

It has the first burner shown in this thread...the stand will hold full keggle for 10 gallon batches too.

But that KAB6 sure is sexy...for a burner.

android · Dec 10, 2009

iparks81 said:
very cool, where can you order this style\brand

this type comes with most turkey fryers and there is an agricultural online store (i can't remember the name for the life of me! and it's linked on this site in a few places...) where you get get these burners for like $7 each and the regulators aren't much more expensive for them... so, if you're mounting them yourself, this is the way to go... plus, they have full burners stands and such on this store... i'll see if i can remember what the URL is, hopefully someone else knows what i'm talking about.

B33R · Dec 10, 2009

I also have the Bayou Classic SQ14. Works perfectly. Bought mine off of Amazon for under 50 with free shipping. I did some research and its pretty good bang for the buck if you want an inexpensive burner.
Pic

Video of it in action.
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h77/Drunkgunner/Brewing/?action=view&current=PC050182.flv

Briansierra · Dec 10, 2009

I would get the Hurricane set up for natural gas. Filling up propane bottles and worrying about running out is a hassle. get the nat gas conversion valve:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HURR...serID=3055551&jsessionid=d8302193da30257d4343

mordantly · Dec 10, 2009

this boy is off 100gal boiler. here its at half power.

Reelale · Dec 11, 2009

android said:
this type comes with most turkey fryers and there is an agricultural online store (i can't remember the name for the life of me! and it's linked on this site in a few places...) where you get get these burners for like $7 each and the regulators aren't much more expensive for them... so, if you're mounting them yourself, this is the way to go... plus, they have full burners stands and such on this store... i'll see if i can remember what the URL is, hopefully someone else knows what i'm talking about.

http://www.agrisupply.com

GilaMinumBeer · Dec 11, 2009

3 standard hurricane type on Natural Gas. Can heat 15 gallons to boil in 20 minutes.

drewcarp · Dec 13, 2009

JesseRC said:
I have a KAB6, no mods to it, it works very well. It was about $99

I was thinking of getting this one as well. Can you fit a keggle on it without modification?

Brew-boy · Dec 13, 2009

Here is the one I built

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dutch-brew · Dec 13, 2009

android said:
i have two very similar to this. i have one 5PSI regulator and one 10PSI regulator and have never had any problems whatsoever getting up to and maintaining a boil. in fact, i have to turn down my regulator pretty low to get the boil rate i want. they are the burners that came with the turkey fryer kit.

I have the same burner that came with a 5 psi regulator and have alot of trouble getting to boil.. do you boil in a garage or outdoors?
I was wondering if i should try and get a 10 psi regulator for it. Can you tell a difference between the two?

bernerbrau · Dec 13, 2009

It may not be much, but it gets the job done:

Bumbler · Dec 13, 2009

dutch-brew said:
I have the same burner that came with a 5 psi regulator and have alot of trouble getting to boil.. do you boil in a garage or outdoors?
I was wondering if i should try and get a 10 psi regulator for it. Can you tell a difference between the two?

Change it out to a 10 PSI.

I have 2 of this exact burner - 5 PSI and 10 PSI. 5 PSI works for heating sparge water. 10 PSI brings a full 6 Gal. to boil in below freezing weather in no time outdoors.

marubozo · Dec 13, 2009

Another vote for the SQ-14. Works great and Amazon occasionally has them pretty cheap with free shipping if you can't find them locally.

raceskier · Dec 13, 2009

I have that burner in this cooker: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009JXYPU/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 (Great becuase it is tall enough to gravity feed from.) with the high pressure regulator: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009JXYSM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I believe the heat output with the high pressure regulator, is something like 250,000 BTU. More than adequate for very fast boils of 5 gallon batches.

reLAXin230 · Dec 13, 2009

Hey does the SQ-14 work with a keggle without any modifications? Thanks!

junkyard brewer · Dec 16, 2009

I pretty much have the same thought on my mind right now. I need/want a new burner...I have a small propane burner now, actually the first one posted. I also have access in my garage/where I brew for a natural gas burner.

IMO, going natural gas is the only option, with the option available. One of my biggest fears while brewing is running out of propane. Ive had the propane monitors...and they are almost never accurate.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/natural-gas-brew-stand-23-tip-burner-10-tip-conversion-build-91020/

I am going to build my stand out of the metal stock they have at home depot. I have a idea in my head, and just doing it is really all I need to do. Also, I plan to have 2 valves in my garage. My NG comes in through he garage and through the attic to my furnace room. I plan to put a T where it goes into the attic, run about a foot section, then put a valve right there....and then right before the exit put another valve for gas control for the burner. This way I can bleed the system and not have gas just sitting. My father in law says the extra valve isnt needed...I say a valve is $6. Why not?

Coastarine · Dec 16, 2009

I have the bayou classic SQ-14 as my HLT burner and KAB6 as my kettle burner.

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