keggle red hot on bottom

[jjotmo]

This is my first time using my new keggle and I noticed the bottom of it getting red hot when I was trying to bring it to a boil. I turned the burner down but its still red. Is this normal?

 

[sagnew440]

What kind of burner are you using, that thing looks like it puts out some heat!

 

[blueballsbrewer]

haha...that looks exactly like my turkey fryer burner from wal-mart that I use. those things are cheap....but has no issues bringing 12 gallons to boil.

 

[jjotmo]

Bought it at menards. Yeah it throws some heat this shouldn't be a problem right?? Its got me a little nervous.

 

[Grumpybumpy]

How long did it take you to cool it down?

 

[jjotmo]

I'm only 15 minutes into the boil.

 

[Bobby_M]

You can turn the flame down a bit as a lot of the heat is being wasted off to the sides. One thing that really helps with cooling when you're ready to chill is wetting a rag with cold water and wiping the sides down or if you're outside, just spray some water on the skirt.

 

[blueballsbrewer]

you might want to keep it in mind next time...you don't want to over caramelize the wort, and with a red hot boil kettle, you might have trouble preventing that. just watch it from here on out....call it inferno ale.

 

[jjotmo]

OK thanks. I will use my IC as usual. I was really just shocked to see it get red like that.

 

[day_trippr]

Well, you're cooking the skirt, which has no wort to keep it "cool". I agree with Bobby, you're probably wasting some gas doing that...

Cheers!