just upgraded to all grain equipment, lhbs says to use a metal plate under ball valve

[jturkish]

To keep the heat away from the valve, anyone else do this?

This is for the boil kettle

 

[d_striker]

To keep the heat away from the valve, anyone else do this?

This is for the boil kettle

Couldn't hurt. Whether its necessary is entirely dependent on your setup and burner. I don't need one for my ball valves but I fabricated a heat shield for my sight glass on my boil keggle. I trimmed an old motorcycle license plate and attached a conduit hanger to it. Snaps right in place.

 

[jturkish]

Thanks

I have a 16 gallon bayou kettle and a kab4 burner

 

[hs0656]

I don't on the ball valve. But it depends on how close your valve is in relation to flame. I do use one on the dip tube/thermometer to keep it from overheating. Regardless, it definitely isn't going to hurt anything.

 

[d_striker]

Thanks

I have a 16 gallon bayou kettle and a kab4 burner

Next time you boil, place your hand where your ball valve is. If it feels hot enough for the rubber handle to melt, I suppose you might need a heat shield.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I brew electric so I don't use one myself, but the guys I know that use propane use em not for the ball valve, but for the thermometer just above it.

 

[Sideways]

I was getting carmelization in mine. Now I offset the BK to get it away from the heat

 

[AnOldUR]

BrewHardware.com Heat Shield

 

[brew_ny]

I use a shield on my 16 gallon BC with a SP10 burner without it the valve would get too hot to touch

S_M

 

[jturkish]

That's awesome, thank you