Bayou propane burner

[ketsbaia]

Anyone got any experience of using one of these US badboy burners? The gas hob in my new flat isn't up to the job of boiling 25+ litres of wort, so I'll need to go down the burner route.

Thoughts?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barbour-International-Bayou-Classic-55000-BTU-Propane-Gas-Burner-Outdoor-Stove-/231705431972

 

[Graz]

The Malt Miller sells something similar and will have no problem boiling up 25l: http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=422

Not really designed for indoor use though and you say you're in a flat? Best used in a well ventilated outbuilding (shed or garage). Carbon monoxide poisoning is not good

 

[ketsbaia]

Yeah, I looked at the Malt Miller one, but I'm not sure 7.5kw is enough for what I'm planning (50 litre pot at some point this year).

 

[junior1]

I bought a 7.5kw propane burner with conection for gas bottle 2mtr gas tubing jubilee clip and key to tighten conection to gas bottle £42 deliver in 3 days Hamilton gas supply just Google

 

[cheapbrew]

8.8 Kw
http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Large_Round_Gas_Boiling_Ring.html

 

[Dutto]

Yeah, I looked at the Malt Miller one, but I'm not sure 7.5kw is enough for what I'm planning (50 litre pot at some point this year).

How fast do you want to get your wort to boiling point?

Here's the calculation for a 7.5kWh heater to raise 50 litres of water from 15 degrees to 100 degrees.

50 litres = 50kg = 50,000 grams

Specific heat of water is 4.2 joules / gram.Kelvin

From 15 to 100 degrees is 85 Kelvin

Energy needed is 50,000 grams x 85 degrees Kelvin x 4.2 joules = 17.85 Mega Joules

kWh = 1000W x 3600 seconds = 3.6 Mega Joules

Therefore, energy needed is 17.85 / 3.6 = 4.96kWh (i.e. it would take one hour to raise the wort to boiling using a 4.96kWh heater)

Therefore the time to raise the temperature from 15 degrees to boiling point with a 7.5kwh heater is 4.96 / 7.5 = 0.66hrs = 40 minutes.

For me, 7.5kw would be big enough. :thumb:

 

[ketsbaia]

I think I want it boiling quickly.

Cheers for the calculation formula, mind. I'll see if I can use it to work out how quickly the Bayou burner would boil 50l in theory and see if I think it's worth it.

Anecdotal evidence only suggests those 7.5kw burners get a 30l volume of wort to a rolling boil in about 35-40 mins, which is pretty good but a distance short of your calculation.

 

[Dutto]

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Anecdotal evidence only suggests those 7.5kw burners get a 30l volume of wort to a rolling boil in about 35-40 mins, which is pretty good but a distance short of your calculation.

Always remember that, in theory, the RMS Titanic is still afloat somewhere. :whistle: :whistle:

Very common "faults" with gas burner performance is that people:

o Fit regulators that aren't designed to deliver the volume of gas required.

o Use butane in ambient temperatures so low (i.e. anything less than +4 degrees celsius) that the butane cannot evaporate quickly enough to supply the required amount of gas.

o Fail to regulate the air consumption so that many of the calories available for use are actually being used to heat up excess air being drawn into the burner.

 

[Lawrence]

I considered one of those a while ago but swmbo was on a winge fest about the amount of gear I have so I had to find an alternative.

I now have a Paella burner a bit like this one except mine is 45cm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40cm-Gas-...hash=item19eb6e134d:m:m-4ul5iWF-JNotZgfgnd3ew

Of course this is "Kitchen" equipment and flies under the radar...

I might even get around to making a Paella one day.

Mine is apparently around 9kw at full power and does the job.

They are quite dear to buy outside of Spain for some reason, I bought mine in a street market for 15 euros on holiday (We went by coach so I didn't have to worry about the weight)

It is strong enough to hold an 11 gallon keg easily.