So I recently picked up a KAB6 Banjo Burner when they hit those all time low prices on Amazon a few months back.
I have been less than impressed with the overall efficiency when it comes to propane use with my boil keggle, which came as no surprise based off of other reviews. Taking the advice of just about everyone online, I built an additional wind/heat shield, which extends up to the bottom of the keggle, as pictured below (with the open side since covered). Still, not really happy with the usage, still using about 3/4 of a propane tank with each 10 gallon batch (Go natural gas... I know. It'll happen eventually).
Even with the flame to a good level and the regulator down almost all the way, a LOT of gas is still being wasted from what I can tell.
I have seen that the Blichmann Floor Burners are a BG14 running off a 0-10 PSI regulator, and people seem to love them compared to the KAB4/KAB6, fuel efficiency wise especially. Is there anything to take into consideration before swapping the 30 PSI regulator out for a 0-10 regulator? If any of you have tried this, were any other orifices or adapters needed? I was looking an the Bayou 0-10 PSI regulators at Lowe's earlier tonight, and the BG14 wasn't listed on the packaging as a supported burner.
I have been less than impressed with the overall efficiency when it comes to propane use with my boil keggle, which came as no surprise based off of other reviews. Taking the advice of just about everyone online, I built an additional wind/heat shield, which extends up to the bottom of the keggle, as pictured below (with the open side since covered). Still, not really happy with the usage, still using about 3/4 of a propane tank with each 10 gallon batch (Go natural gas... I know. It'll happen eventually).
Even with the flame to a good level and the regulator down almost all the way, a LOT of gas is still being wasted from what I can tell.
I have seen that the Blichmann Floor Burners are a BG14 running off a 0-10 PSI regulator, and people seem to love them compared to the KAB4/KAB6, fuel efficiency wise especially. Is there anything to take into consideration before swapping the 30 PSI regulator out for a 0-10 regulator? If any of you have tried this, were any other orifices or adapters needed? I was looking an the Bayou 0-10 PSI regulators at Lowe's earlier tonight, and the BG14 wasn't listed on the packaging as a supported burner.