Need help connecting to orifice

I'm having some trouble with arranging the parts for my brew stand plumbing. This is what I plan to get, in the order that they are connected:

- 10 PSI regulator with 3/8 FIP
- Gas Pipe Adapter - 1/2" mpt x 3/8" Male Flare: https://morebeer.com/view_product/17274/beerwinecoffee/Gas_Pipe_Adapter_-_1_2_mpt_x_3_8_Male_Flare
- Black pipe with some tees
- 1/2" to 1/4" reducing bushing (or something similar, maybe just a reducing elbow or tee)
- 1/4" MPT to 1/4" FPT Needle Valve: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0016IZZZU/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20


Now I'm stuck. I need either a hose, piping, or fitting that can get me from the 1/4" FPT of the needle valve to the 3/8" flared fitting on the orifice.

Alternatively, I could use a nipple in the black pipe tees. Then I could flip the needle valve and get a 1/4" MPT x 3/8" Flared.

This hose is the only one I can find that is reasonably short/inexpensive: http://brewsteel.com/?page_id=647#ecwid:category=1936411&mode=product&product=8332414
However, the sizes are not listed and unless the needle valve is flipped somehow, I would need a MPT on the hose to attach to it (both ends look like flared female)

Is there another solution I'm overlooking? A lot of people on these forums use the yellow flex lines, but they don't work at high pressure. Also does the direction of the needle valve matter?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Can you include a link or photo of the fitting on your burner orifice?

Surely you don't mean any of these pieces?


I won't give up my sources for this piece or this one.

Is that 1/4" black tee? Or is the valve 1/2"? It looks a little small relative to the 3/8" brass elbow you linked.

Thanks for your time!

1/4" TEE
The orifice uses 3/8" Flare but the actual ID of the fitting is closer to 1/8"
(the hose end is 3/8", it was the first thing I saw in the plumbing workstation that fit the example)
We've gone to all 1/4" hose and fittings. It's a more expensive setup but much cleaner and easier to build... cost in time vs. cost of materials