hi folks -
SHORT VERSION: can anyone recommend a fireproof/flame-resistant/etc. board that I could use to prevent my BK's burner from melting the insulation on my mash-tun?
LONG VERSION: i'm putting together my brew stand and my boil kettle's burner (Blichmann Hellfire) seems dangerously close to my mash-tun. i fear that the heat from the BK will melt the Reflectix insulation i have around my MT. the BK burner sits higher than the MT's base:
so my thought was to place some sort of a shield between the two, to deflect the heat that would otherwise hit the side of the MT. the simplest solution that i've come up with is to lean a fireproof panel of some sort against the MT. the MT is 12" away from the flame, so i believe heat will mostly be an issue while getting the BK up to boil. once boiling, the flame is backed off and shouldn't be a problem.
where it not cancerous, a 2'x2' panel of asbestos would fit my needs, but obviously that isn't recommended. should i look into MgO board? what is used to insulate a car's engine from the passenger compartment?
help!
(p.s. yes, i know, should have made the stand wider so that MT and BK aren't so close... my strut vendor disregarded my request for a wider stand and sent me the default length, can't send it back, grumble grumble...)
SHORT VERSION: can anyone recommend a fireproof/flame-resistant/etc. board that I could use to prevent my BK's burner from melting the insulation on my mash-tun?
LONG VERSION: i'm putting together my brew stand and my boil kettle's burner (Blichmann Hellfire) seems dangerously close to my mash-tun. i fear that the heat from the BK will melt the Reflectix insulation i have around my MT. the BK burner sits higher than the MT's base:
so my thought was to place some sort of a shield between the two, to deflect the heat that would otherwise hit the side of the MT. the simplest solution that i've come up with is to lean a fireproof panel of some sort against the MT. the MT is 12" away from the flame, so i believe heat will mostly be an issue while getting the BK up to boil. once boiling, the flame is backed off and shouldn't be a problem.
where it not cancerous, a 2'x2' panel of asbestos would fit my needs, but obviously that isn't recommended. should i look into MgO board? what is used to insulate a car's engine from the passenger compartment?
help!
(p.s. yes, i know, should have made the stand wider so that MT and BK aren't so close... my strut vendor disregarded my request for a wider stand and sent me the default length, can't send it back, grumble grumble...)
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