10 gallon boil times.

[Grossy]

This post is for 10 gallon boils only.

What are you guys averaging to bring 10 gallons to boil?

I have switching out my equipment to go to BIAB all grain brewing and natural gas, for 10 gallon batches.

I have a keggle, and I think that I have configured my Wok burner to it's best efficiency, both high flame and low flame.

My last test:

70 degrees to 150 degrees in 15 minutes
150 degrees to rolling boil in 30 minutes.

Total time to boil 45 minutes.

Is this what you guys are experiencing, for 10 gallons?

 

[H-ost]

I've only used my burner (sq-14) 4 times and my time to boil is shrinking because I am starting to learn I need to crank it up. Last time took me about 45-60min but I think next time it will be around 30-45.

 

[beninan]

It all depends on what you are using for a burner. Are you using a wax candle, or a military edition flame thrower? or maybe something in between?

Edit: I see that you said "Wok burner", but that still tells me nothing.

 

[hamiltont]

I use an old 170K btu burner that gets right after it. Never really timed it 'cause I'm always doing something else in the mean time. Same with the boil, but I watch that like a hawk out of one eye while I'm cleaning the mash tun. The boil is usually 12-13 gallons to start with where the strike water is usually 8-9 gallons. Cheers!!!

 

[jma99]

5500 wats = 30min for 10 gal.

 

[chromados]

I believe that I am close to 20 minutes with my Banjo, but I also turn on the heat while I am sparging so that when all the runnings are in the boil kettle I only have to wait a little while til boiling.

Chromados

 

[jiggs_casey]

I use the little jet burner that comes with most turkey fryers. It takes about 60 minutes to get from mash temp to boiling. Not the greatest but, it works....

 

[wilserbrewer]

This post is for 10 gallon boils only.

What are you guys averaging to bring 10 gallons to boil?

I have switching out my equipment to go to BIAB all grain brewing and natural gas, for 10 gallon batches.

I have a keggle, and I think that I have configured my Wok burner to it's best efficiency, both high flame and low flame.

My last test:

70 degrees to 150 degrees in 15 minutes
150 degrees to rolling boil in 30 minutes.

Total time to boil 45 minutes.

Is this what you guys are experiencing, for 10 gallons?

These time appear reasonable to me...w/ AG brewing you wont be heating large volumes all at once. Strike water, sparge water and then runnings to boil.

 

[Dog House Brew]

I use a 20 tip NG jet burner. Kettle is homemade of 3/16" stainless and most of my batches are 12.5-16.5 gallons. It takes me about 30-40 minutes to bring 17 gallons to boil. I found that with this burner, my burner distance to kettle made a huge difference on my boil time. I also found that with my hlt that my new Mega Pot heats a lot faster than my old keggle hlt. I've shortened my boil time by nearly 15 minutes just by adjusting my burner. I also drilled out my jets to 15ga.

 

[Grossy]

I use a 20 tip NG jet burner. Kettle is homemade of 3/16" stainless and most of my batches are 12.5-16.5 gallons. It takes me about 30-40 minutes to bring 17 gallons to boil. I found that with this burner, my burner distance to kettle made a huge difference on my boil time. I also found that with my hlt that my new Mega Pot heats a lot faster than my old keggle hlt. I've shortened my boil time by nearly 15 minutes just by adjusting my burner. I also drilled out my jets to 15ga.

Thanks Dog House.

On your 20 tip NG burner. Do you have all the tips open or did you cap some off? You mentioned distance to the kettle, I would love to know what you found best here?

I am doing no sparge BIAB brews.

I have a 32 tip burner, (way to big). I kept experimenting with capping them off and aiming them at each other. The compromise that has worked best so far between high efficient heat (sold blue flame), and low heat without yellow flame, was 6 tips. All the other ones are capped. Right now I have zero soot.

I moved my burner down so that it is 4" from the kettle. That's top of the tips, to the kettle. But I am thinking I might go lower.