BFD_BrewGeek
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Free at last from 20lb LP cans...
BFD Brewhaus - Natural Gas Conversion Complete
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BFD_BrewGeek
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More pics...
Wow - looks like quite the project to run that line. Mine was a short run, but I had to drill through concrete to get a line to my garage.
Going NG is great. Much cheaper, and no more running out for LP mid-boil.
Going NG is great. Much cheaper, and no more running out for LP mid-boil.
jackyl
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Looks nice! What size kettles are those, and which burners did you use? I just ran NG lines outside and am planning on building a stand, but I'm agonizing over the kettle/burner combo.
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josterhues
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Looking at your stand got me curious about the pilot light system. Still trying to find where I can get my set up from. Can you take a pic of your burners from above so I can see how you have yours situated? And also maybe where you got your pilot lights from? Thanks
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BFD_BrewGeek
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HLT and MLT are 15 gallons, the BK is 20 gallons...Blichmann floor burners mounted to steel angle platforms...
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BFD_BrewGeek
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Using a standing pilot...burners from PEX Supply (now Supplyhouse):
http://www.supplyhouse.com/Honeywell-Q314A6094-Honeywell-Q314A6094-Pilot-Burner
http://www.supplyhouse.com/Robertshaw-11-293-1-4-x-5-Pilot-Burner-Tubing-w-Fittings
1/4" ball valve for shut off and a 1/4" needle valve for trim.
I'm on my way out of town, so I wont be able to post a pic of the burner from the top until this weekend, but I located the pilot burner (with the bracket removed) 1/4" above the main burner level, inside the wedge shaped opening closest to the lighting hole in the burner shield...
josterhues
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Awesome. Thank you
jackyl
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Thanks! I figured out blichmann burners after looking closer at the pictures. 15-15-20 is actually the exact kettle setup I was thinking about. Does that work for most 10 gallon batches and lower OG 1/2 bbl batches? Also how well do the burners work on NG? And any advice that I haven't asked for would be appreciated since I'm close to pulling the trigger on burners, kettles, pumps and stand components.
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BFD_BrewGeek
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If I had it to do over again, I'd get a 20 gal MLT. The largest batches I've done are 12 gal, 1.070 OG. The burners seem to work very similarly to LP operation, but I haven't used them for a real batch yet, just auto-tuning the PID's.
30Bones
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Where did you get that braided line fro the wall to the brewery? I want to go NG over the winter and need to start sourcing the big ticket items like that. The rest is pretty simple for my layout.
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BFD_BrewGeek
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I got the hose on Amazon with the QD and shut off valve.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GV8Q38/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
It's sold out right now, but you can source it other places...
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30Bones
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Thanks, It looks a lot less rigid than traditional NG line I have seen. Does ~$115 sound about what you paid?
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BFD_BrewGeek
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That sounds right...
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I got my NG quick-disconnect line from Tejas Smokers. It was something like a one week lead time, but really a solid built piece of hardware. Holding up after 2+ years of brewing in the garage. I just did a T off the line going to my hot water heater. Also using Blichmann Burners w/ conversion kit.
http://www.tejassmokers.com/NatGasHoses.htm
http://www.tejassmokers.com/NatGasHoses.htm
30Bones
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Aware of Tejas and their awesome products as well. I am looking for a more flexible option to the typical rigid hose. I want it to lay on the garage floor like a garden hose that isn't under pressure. Make sense?
That does make sense. I would say that the Tejas Smokers hose is not really that rigid. Look at the dark grey colored hose on their website. I also purchased the quick disconnect with ball valve (item #104023) so when I am done brewing for the day, I disconnect the hose and roll it up on my brew cart that holds the HLT.
My brew cart has a gas manifold that I built using black iron gas pipe from Lowes. On this manifold I added a quick disconnect to provide gas to the BK burner.
30Bones
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I run the same piping to my 3 burners on my Brutus10 clone, but for now use a low pressure propane regulator and grill sized tanks. I just want to skip refilling or needing more than one tank laying around to trip over. That's a slick valve/QD in one, but pricey too boot!
