Automated Burner Regulator

[kladue]

The burners presented are more than large enough, more than 80K btu's under a 16" pot or keggle just goes up the sides. Mega btu burners will burn all the external bits off the pot for you and produce impressive flames, but will still heat the water inside as fast as a 10" burner will. The idea is to have the flame stay under the pot as long as possible doing something instead of going up the sides. When operated on low pressure propane or NG the BG-14 will produce roughly 80K btu's which is just right.

 

[Ryan_PA]

I brought 40 gallons, inside a 55 gallon drum, to a boilover with the above linked 6 inch burner. You will never need anything larger. However, I also have the 10 inch since it just looks so impressive. (I also can make an argument for more even heating due to burner surface area, but it is at best, a nominal effect)

 

[Bugaboo]

Kind of a dead thread but what the hell I'll post. I've been looking to switch from a herms coil setup to a direct fire rims. If you use just the solenoid valve, how does the thermocoupler turn off gas to the pilot? Will it connect to the solenoid leads? And isn't there a 120 volt solenoid for the main gas to burner shutoff, so you could avoid using two transformers? I'm assuming the scenario kladue described with two solenoids

 

[Traxander]

Hello!

I had an idea for a cheap electric gas power regulation.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-M0tOtiFDzsRHlYLWM0Z2dSMjg/edit

S1 - Electric gas solenoid
V1 - High flame regulation
V2 - Minimum flame regulation

 

[rekoob]

Hello!

I had an idea for a cheap electric gas power regulation.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-M0tOtiFDzsRHlYLWM0Z2dSMjg/edit

S1 - Electric gas solenoid
V1 - High flame regulation
V2 - Minimum flame regulation

not to bad of an idea but I can say that even with my pilot light on, if adjusted to high and the liquid level starts getting low it will scortch the bottom. I don't think you could regulate the burner low enough to maintain control of the heat, meaning I think you would be adding to much heat when on the "low" burner setting you refer to.
give it a shot and let us know how it works.

 

[Traxander]

U are probably right.
I'm still building my home brewery and i was just thinking .
I'll try this and i'll let u know.