SookeBrewing
Well-Known Member
Hey gang,
Maybe somebody else has a better solution to this problem, but I searched and searched before I finally solved it.
I just so happened to have a 100lb propane tank lying around - it came with my house and was not used, in favour of a 200lb leased tank for the fireplace.
I thought it would be great to use it for brewing, no more running out and filling 20lb tanks at higher retail costs.
The problem was that the hose on my turkey fryer burner was nowhere near long enough to reach the valve. No problem, I thought, I'll grab an extension hose. I quickly discovered that there were no extensions that would fit the connection on the turkey fryer (your standard BBQ quick connection). Maybe this is a gas code thing, but I thought it was rather ridiculous that I had this 100lb tank and the only hoses I could find were for camping appliances and tees (lanterns, stoves, etc).
I looked for converters, adapters, everything, at every store in my area, and I searched online. What I finally found was this:
It's called a "steak saver" adapter, because if you run out of gas on your BBQ while cooking a steak, you can 'save' it with one of the disposable 1 lb camping bottles, which is the exact same thread on the extension hoses that I was able to find!
So, I ordered one up (google Steak Saver for a few places) and haven't looked back.
Maybe somebody else has a better solution to this problem, but I searched and searched before I finally solved it.
I just so happened to have a 100lb propane tank lying around - it came with my house and was not used, in favour of a 200lb leased tank for the fireplace.
I thought it would be great to use it for brewing, no more running out and filling 20lb tanks at higher retail costs.
The problem was that the hose on my turkey fryer burner was nowhere near long enough to reach the valve. No problem, I thought, I'll grab an extension hose. I quickly discovered that there were no extensions that would fit the connection on the turkey fryer (your standard BBQ quick connection). Maybe this is a gas code thing, but I thought it was rather ridiculous that I had this 100lb tank and the only hoses I could find were for camping appliances and tees (lanterns, stoves, etc).
I looked for converters, adapters, everything, at every store in my area, and I searched online. What I finally found was this:
It's called a "steak saver" adapter, because if you run out of gas on your BBQ while cooking a steak, you can 'save' it with one of the disposable 1 lb camping bottles, which is the exact same thread on the extension hoses that I was able to find!
So, I ordered one up (google Steak Saver for a few places) and haven't looked back.
I owe you a beer good Sir.
