malkore said:I have the KAB5 with the standard regulator, which puts out about 125,000btus.
the burner diameter is almost too wide for my 9gallon pot, and the lowest heat I can get causes almost constant boil overs on a day with zero wind.
eventually I'll have a keggle so it will be perfect then.
BrooZer said:Is the KAB5 the Kick A Banjo? Are you saying it is too much heat? Cant you turn it down?
malkore said:That's the one.
Now that I've dialed in the air to propane mixture, last weekend it never wanted to stop boiling over. I lost 2 gallons in an hour, and that includes pouring in about 3/5 of a gallon to keep knocking back the boilover (I needs me a spray bottle!)
the grainbill was just a little wheat and 2-row, and I had normal hop break.
if i turned down the gas, the flame wanted to go out.
malkore said:EvilTOJ,
nope, that's the valve I'm adjusting. propane valve is open fully, then I dial in the flow with the valve on the KAB5 regulator.
before I dialed in the air mixture, I had black soot all over, but no constant boilover because I didn't give it enough air to burn completely so it was a cooler flame and 'wasted' propane.
really, I just need a wider brewpot, but I spent close to $100 on the one I have, so no way am I replacing it for a year or two.
EvilTOJ said:malkore, you might have the regulator turned up too high. It's a dial or knob that goes on the gas line right into the propane burner. I've had that happen where I get a flame geyer, but trying to turn down the gas only makes it go out.
BrooZer, that burner should work fine.
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