Converting blichmann burners to natural gas

[illinibrew04]

My apologies if this has been answered already. I haven't found exactly what I was looking for anywhere on the web yet. I have three blichmann floor burners that sit on my steel frame brew stand. Last month I had a natural gas shutoff installed in the garage for brewing. I plan to use NG hose/QD's from www.tejassmokers.com. I will plumb the stand with 1/2" black iron pipe. What I am looking for is a way to go from the 1/2" black iron tee to the 3/8" male flare that's on the blichmann needle valve in their NG conversion kit. Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[logdrum]

I used 3/8" copper coil, flared w/ female fittings on either end. The pipe side is a 1/2" MNPT to 3/8" male flare into a 1/2 brass ball valve.


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[illinibrew04]

Thanks logdrum. I'll have to look into the copper. Any ideas on fittings for the flexible gas hose?

 

[logdrum]

I used this one from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-Assembly-Disconnect-F273720/dp/B000K6JF82/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1408916061&sr=8-8&keywords=mr+heater+hose
Which includes a 3/8" MNPT x 3/8" Male JIC that you'll have to bush to 1/2" pipe. The female QD has a 3/8" FNPT that will also have to be bushed to your supply shutoff valve. I'm not at home, but I can prolly post a couple of shots later. Pretty straight forward stuff. Moving to NG was one of the best things for my brewday!

 

[illinibrew04]

Thanks everyone! In case anyone is interested I was able to find these online:

http://abingdongas.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=63

Looks similar to the piece blichmann includes to plumb burners in the actual top tier system.