First full boil with Bayou Classic SQ14

[hawkeyes]

Last week I did my first full boil with a Bayou Classic SQ14. I didn't realize I needed to do a test burn to burn off the paint. I noticed the smell for about 20 minutes while I was trying to boil 6 gallons of water. Are the paint fumes going to harm the beer any?

 

[Rivenin]

Shouldn't, however, with that being said, there are some small flakes that come off when you do that as well... thats what i'd be worried about, but in all honesty, i did the same thing when i got my first burner... and didn't notice anything

 

[Islandboy85]

No problems for me with burning paint. It just smells. You may want to do what I did and build some kind of wind screen. See my mod I made. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/bayou-classic-sq14-mod-251356/