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Hi Everyone,

I'm in the market for a propane burner that will hold the weight of a keggle with 13 gallons of beer in it, so roughly 140 lb. http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index ... ane+burner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - This looks fairly sturdy, does anybody have any experience with it?

amartin wrote:Hi Everyone,

I'm in the market for a propane burner that will hold the weight of a keggle with 13 gallons of beer in it, so roughly 140 lb. http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index ... ane+burner" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - This looks fairly sturdy, does anybody have any experience with it?

Same burner I have, it'll do just fine. I've had a 60 liter batch on it before and it didn't flinch. One thing I did do to it though is raise the burner height as I found it too far from the keggle bottom..

It's really low as well. A pump or raising it up would be a good idea. Try to riig up a heat shield aswell.

Sandy

Oh, that is low. How do you raise it up? Also, it says that there is a heat shield, do you think it needs a better one? I'll probably be using it in the garage.

amartin wrote:Oh, that is low. How do you raise it up? Also, it says that there is a heat shield, do you think it needs a better one? I'll probably be using it in the garage.

In the garage you should be fine. I have mine up on a different ground level so I get enough of a drop to go into my bucket. It'll depend where your outlet valve is on your kettler. A bucket height is approx. 17" to clear it.

amartin wrote:Oh, that is low. How do you raise it up? Also, it says that there is a heat shield, do you think it needs a better one? I'll probably be using it in the garage.

I have this one as well. It works really well. I prop up the burner so that it is closer to the bottom of the keggle and my neighbour made a sheet metal shroud for me as a windbreak.

Dumb question, but I'm not all that handy. How does one go about raising the burner?

amartin wrote:Dumb question, but I'm not all that handy. How does one go about raising the burner?

I either use my chimney starter or some blocks of wood to prop it up.

wortly wrote:

amartin wrote:Dumb question, but I'm not all that handy. How does one go about raising the burner?

I either use my chimney starter or some blocks of wood to prop it up.

I use a stacker stone.

Cinder blocks should do the trick too.

I this burner on sale at Walmart for about $40 during the summer. I'd check to see if they had any left.

The only thing I noticed is that it doesn't do well with any wind. it is unable to boil the pot if there is any breeze. Put it in a sheltered location and it works fine.