Bayou Classic & Brewhemoth Kettle

[natefrog255]

Okay, just making the transition from 2 gallons to 5 gallons. So outdoors, new equipment, etc. I have a 15g Brewhemoth Penrose Kettle and a Bayou Classic square propane fryer. I did a test run with water and seemed like it took a long time to get to boil.

So where should I have the regulator control valve on the fryer? Shall it be all out? I started with a blue flame and slowly increased, but I didn't know if I should be going all out and didn't want to waste the propane if not.

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[phoenixs4r]

How much water were you heating up at the time and how long is a long time?

 

[natefrog255]

I don't want to waste time if I should have it cranked on high BUT I don't want to ruin my kettle by too high of heat. I dropped 200 bones to get it.

 

[natefrog255]

How much water were you heating up at the time and how long is a long time?

It was going on 30 minutes and per my temp wasn't much over 125 degrees. I didn't measure water as was testing and burning off "new" scents, but I will say I had 4-5 gallons of water.

 

[JonK331]

I wouldn't worry about damaging your kettle as long as there is liquid in it. 30 minutes to 125 does seem too long. I'd crank it up and see if that helps.

 

[natefrog255]

And it was fairly breezy so that may have had an effect. I'd imagine it being a new process that I will have a learning curve. Definitely will crank it a little more next time.

 

[iijakii]

Make sure youre getting a nice blue flame. Tips orange OK, but if your entire flame is orange then you need to adjust your oxygen mix. Otherwise, crank 'er up!