Burner issue with a keggle

[DarkUncle]

Hi all,

I have this burner.

This works really well brewing up 5 gallon batches in my 9 gallon brew pot. However, I am in the process of making a keggle and went to place it on the burner and it just does not sit on this. I guess becuase the bottom rim of the keggle is a bit larger than the diameter of the rim of the burner.

What should I do here? Can I maybe pickup a bbq rack and place it on the burner and then the keggle on top? Or should I maybe ask a welding friend of mine to fashion something and weld it onto the burner rack?

I would hate to get rid of this as it's only been used 3 times so far. But perhaps I may have to anyway if I start brewing 10 gallon batches? Though I'm thinking I will be able to get 10 gallons to a boil with it.

Thanks

 

[Walker]

I knew what your problem was as soon as I looked at the pic. I didn't even need to read the text that followed. I had a friend loan me a burner like that when I first got going with AG and I was scared sh!tless that my keggle would topple off of it.

You can place a rack on top like you mentioned, or have someone weld some stuff onto it to hold the keggle.

or, for a weldless solution, drill some holes through the steel band that forms the top of the burner and install some thick bolts and nuts that stick out a few inches, like this (top view):

 

[Walker]

ok... and that burner will definately boil 10+ gallons. I have a cheap ass (square) burner from a walmart turkey fryer set, and it can boil 12 gallons just fine.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Very simple solution. You'd want some pretty beefy bolts!

 

[DarkUncle]

Walker, thanks buddy! I didn't even think about putting bolts on there. That's definitely a good idea.

 

[Walker]

Walker, thanks buddy! I didn't even think about putting bolts on there. That's definitely a good idea.

No problem.

Very simple solution. You'd want some pretty beefy bolts!

Yeah, it might actually be better to use a bunch of smaller bolts rather than just a couple of really big ones.

 

[Docjowles]

What should I do here? Can I maybe pickup a bbq rack and place it on the burner and then the keggle on top?

I have this burner and had the exact same problem And that's what I did, found an old BBQ grate in my shed. Slapped that on top of the burner and it's been fine since.

In the long term I want something more permanent but for now this works and has given me zero issues.

 

[tasq]

Get a BBQ grill and wire it on. Like this:

 

[Walker]

on second thought, I don't know if it's wise to use the bolts like I suggested. that will put a force on that steel ring like below (this is a side view, cross-section), which could end up bending it if the keggle is heavy enough:

 

[DarkUncle]

Yep, thinking I will do the BBQ grill thing until I get around to having my friend weld me something a bit more permanant.

Thanks for the input all.

 

[k47k]

you can use slotted angle iron from lowes/homedepot. make a square out of it and it it ontop of the burner. this is what i do and it works great. i used the BBQ grill twice before the grill bent/deformed from the heat. The benefit of the slotted angle iron is that you can arrange it so there is a Lip on the top so the keggle doesnt fall off, and also a lip on the bottom so the frame doesnt slide off the burner. send me a PM if you need more info.

 

[TheBrewinator]

I just attempted my first brew with my cheap turkey fryer burner and my new keggle. The ring on the fryer is just small enough it fits inside the skirt, the problem I found is I could not get a good hard boil. Ive done 6-6.5 gallon boils in the turkey fryer pot before but could not get this 9 gallons in the keggle to roll. I'm not sure if its cause the bottom curve of the keggle is almost on top of the burner (wire rack from my old grill will fix this) or if I need a new burner.

 

[excaptn]

I had the same issue with my burner, I got angry took a hack saw to an old bed frame and BAM, I was brewing in 10 min.

 

[AluminumGerbil]

you can use slotted angle iron from lowes/homedepot. make a square out of it and it it ontop of the burner. this is what i do and it works great. i used the BBQ grill twice before the grill bent/deformed from the heat. The benefit of the slotted angle iron is that you can arrange it so there is a Lip on the top so the keggle doesnt fall off, and also a lip on the bottom so the frame doesnt slide off the burner. send me a PM if you need more info.

This is what I did. Worked great!

 

[k47k]

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/1828/photonk.jpg

Here is a pic of the slotted angle iron