NG Burners?

[motobrewer]

What's the best option for natural gas burners?

 

[bucfanmike]

i would say the banjo or hurricane brand. Some banjos may need a orifice fix, either drilling or buying a ready made low pressure orifice. The jet burners just dont seem to have a way to regulate very well. they seem to be either full on or off.

 

[motobrewer]

so, the BG14 on agri-supply that says "high pressure burner", that'll work with a low pressure oriface?

 

[fortydegnorth]

I have the 23 tip jet burner hooked up to a standard natural gas ball valve on a 3/8" hose and it's very adjustable. I can turn it down to a 2-3" tall flame or crank it to a 16" high flame. It isn't hard to adjust at all and it puts out some serious heat.

 

[Toymaker]

16" high flame. It isn't hard to adjust at all and it puts out some serious heat.

Ya Think!!lol

 

[JonW]

I use the 10 tip wok (jet) burners on 20 gallon Blichman kettles and they work awesome. They are loud, but they work well.

I usually heat strike water with the burner on high and then turn it down to about 50% for my RIMS or for mash steps. My BK is usually set somewhere between 80-100% for a vigorous boil.

How much adjustability do you really need? Not much in reality.

 

[JuanMoore]

so, the BG14 on agri-supply that says "high pressure burner", that'll work with a low pressure oriface?

Yep, they work great with low pressure. There are a lot of builds here that use that burner with either NG or low pressure propane. Just need to replace the orifice or drill it out to a larger size.

 

[motobrewer]

how come some of the Banjo listings say "cannot be converted to natural gas"?

the one on agri supply says "high pressure burner", the ones on brewershardware say low pressure burner. are there two different hurricane models?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I use 32 tip wok jet burners for my 1 bbl system. As stated already, easily adjustable with a ball valve. Low pressure is not a big problem at all and running natural gas is a lot more convenient and inexspensive than propane.