propane burner temperature regulator

[Niilo]

I recently bought a Brinkman turkey fryer solely for the purpose of brewing. The flame keeps going out. Maybe I have it to high, but it's damn cold in Chicago right now. I know it has a temp regulator. Any way to remove this for future brewing? By doing this will it damge the burner? Im in the middle of a brew and this is really frustrating. Any and all help is much appreciated.

 

[ChandlerBang]

I had that problem last night with my Brinkman. At first it was the wind, then it was when I turned it down. And it was damn frustrating. Is it windy at all?

 

[Niilo]

It's not that windy tonight. But as soon as it starts to boil it shuts off. This is beyond frustrating.

 

[vanceromance]

You might be turning the flame down too low. The interlock is a temperature detector that heats up by the flame and as long as it stays hot it keeps the interlock on. I just brewed a batch yesterday and got the flame down to a nice level to maintain the rolling boil.

 

[daksin]

Necro-post:

has anybody upgraded the regulator on the Brinkmann to a higher pressure one for a faster boil? Not sure what to get/if I need it to have the orifice or not, and/or what size.

 

[TopherM]

Niilo, do you perhaps have one of those turkey fryer propane burners that has a safety feature on the HOSE where it turns off every XXX minutes?

If yes, you can bypass that safety feature by just duct-taping the safety knob so it stays depressed, which keeps the propane flowing.

 

[daksin]

Niilo, do you perhaps have one of those turkey fryer propane burners that has a safety feature on the HOSE where it turns off every XXX minutes?

This is a really old thread- I just brought it back from the dead to ask about regulators- I should probably just start a new thread.

 

[Niilo]

It did have one of those regulators. I was frustrated with it so I bought a banjo burner. I still have but haven't fired it up since early spring. I did tape the regulator so it would stay on. Honestly I recommend upgrading to a banjo. It works a million times better.