Time-Travelers
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Before using my new Turkey Fryer for the first time to brew beer, I should...
rodneypierce: What you describe is pobably not a turkey frier but a 100k+ BTU boiler. Most trukey fryers are 50k BTU or less. The 100K ones are great for brewing and crawfish boiling but are considered dangerous for turkey frying.
With Turkey fryers, you need to open it wide open on the propane tank and the air intake. You flame should get blue, not yellow. It will almost sound like a jet engine.
Thanks everyone - that was exactly it, I had the burner turned down way too low. Turning it up made a world of difference, not only with heating the pot faster, but the color of the flame changed too. I did have one sooty mess to clean up when I was done, but as you said it all came off pretty easily. My brew is now happily fermenting away
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