Gas burner recommendation

[andymacintyre]

I have just bought a nordic 70l stockpot as a new boiler.
I will brew a 40l brewlength in it so boiling about 55litres of wort down to 40.
Can anyone recommend an appropriate gas burner/stand to use with this?

Many thanks

 

[andymacintyre]

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Foker_Large_Square_Gas_Boiling_Ring_with_FFD.html

Now that looks like The Daddy....

 

[commsbiff]

No stand, but got this on my ebay watch list - also 8.8kw

 

[llannige]

Hi Andy,

I don't know if you are interested,but I have this one I bought.Then my better half decided she did not want gas bottles around the house.Had to use electric instead.

(sorry not sure how to do a linky thing.)

Foker Large Square Gas Boiling Ring with FFD Ref: FK003145NG

Scroll down (LEFT HAND SIDE) to No 14 down on their listed page.



It is exactly the same as the one you listed,but can be converted to Natural Gas (with an extra supplied,but not fitted).

I will let it go (not used) for £50 + postage.

PM me if interested.

Regards.

Nigel.

 

[Aleman]

I went for This paella burner for my 150L boiler. So far in tests it seems to do the business.

The Fokker 8.8KW burners are also good Either the Square ones as have been mentioned or either of the Round Ones (or this one[/url)

Only thing I will point out about gas is that you will not get the rated KW out of them as a lot of heat is wasted up the sides (Which is Why Beerbloke can drive his 18BBL kettle on two 6KW electric elements (possibly 9Kw ??)). In order to improve mine I've added a heat shroud around the copper which has made a big difference.

 

[Springer]

I agree entirely A, lots of heat wasted with gas heating the planet and not the brew. I did some experimental work before I went electric, with a burner out of my workshop heater, much bigger than that little fokker and even the big paella heater. :) I was very disappointed with the result, as you said loads goes up the side, noisy, not cheap to run and you need a bottle of gas as a spare.
I did bother to work out the gas burn rate / bottle life, but was not sure what efficiency figure to base it on, but I reckoned the running costs would be wild, also having a good electric supply, decided to go immersion heaters, count two.
S