poppafritz
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So i am looking into getting a propane burner to do my wort in because after my first batch i learned that my stove top is not up to the challenge. Looking around and doing some math i have learned a few things. I wanted to double check my math with you all and see if i am doing this right.
My tap water comes out at 55° and water boils at 212°.
1 gal. of water weighs 8.3 lbs
Weight X Differences of Water temp to boil temp = BTU per gal
8.3 x (212 - 55) = 1303.1 BTU's to boil 1 gal.
If i am boiling 2.5 gals of water then i will need a burner with a BTU rating of 3257.75 BTU's to boil my pot. Now this math is with the idea of 100% heat transfer from source to water, this number is not quite right. Under the right conditions were looking at more like 75% to 80% so that bumps up our BTU's to roughly 3909.3 or rounded to 4k BTU's
With that said... these two burners should be more then enough right?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000E2VR4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002913MI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
My tap water comes out at 55° and water boils at 212°.
1 gal. of water weighs 8.3 lbs
Weight X Differences of Water temp to boil temp = BTU per gal
8.3 x (212 - 55) = 1303.1 BTU's to boil 1 gal.
If i am boiling 2.5 gals of water then i will need a burner with a BTU rating of 3257.75 BTU's to boil my pot. Now this math is with the idea of 100% heat transfer from source to water, this number is not quite right. Under the right conditions were looking at more like 75% to 80% so that bumps up our BTU's to roughly 3909.3 or rounded to 4k BTU's
With that said... these two burners should be more then enough right?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000E2VR4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002913MI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
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