BTUs needed on kitchen gas cooktop for partial boils?

[Pezman1]

As of now I do four to four and a half gallon boils on my electric cooktop, and can do it relatively quickly and keep it at a rolling boil, even with top-offs.

Along with our kitchen counter upgrade we want to buy a gas cooktop. I found one with an 18,000 btu "boil station" high output burner.

My pot is five and a half gallons, stainless steel, and has a triple-layer bottom eclosed with aluminum.

Is 18,000 btus enough oomph to approximate the performance I am getting currently?

Thanks! Pez.

 

[brewinginCO]

I've got an 18000 btu gas cooktop and have no problem doing full boils for 5gal batches. I've got a GE with the "power boil" burner.

 

[Pezman1]

Thanks! That was the news I was hoping for. Pez.