Nasa V Mongolian

[yardy]

Gday fellas,

Going to step out soon and get the last bit of AG gear ( apart from a decent mill ) that i need.

What's the consensus on NASA v Mongolian ?

From searching here it seems that there is a soot problem with the Mong at low flame.

Also i couldn't find a pic of a NASA here, or G&G for that matter, if anyone could post up one i would appreciate it.

Thanks

Yard

 

[T.D.]

Gday fellas,

Going to step out soon and get the last bit of AG gear ( apart from a decent mill ) that i need.

What's the consensus on NASA v Mongolian ?

From searching here it seems that there is a soot problem with the Mong at low flame.

Also i couldn't find a pic of a NASA here, or G&G for that matter, if anyone could post up one i would appreciate it.

Thanks

Yard

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I was speaking to the guys at G&G and they said that the soot problems of the Mongolian are nowhere near as bad as is often reported. I hope so anyway because I bought one! I haven't had a chance to try it yet so I can't comment from experience. The NASA seems to be more versatile though from what I have heard.

There are MILLIONS of nasa pics on this site - try searching "nasa burner" - I'm sure it will come up!

 

[razz]

Gday fellas,

Going to step out soon and get the last bit of AG gear ( apart from a decent mill ) that i need.

What's the consensus on NASA v Mongolian ?

From searching here it seems that there is a soot problem with the Mong at low flame.

Also i couldn't find a pic of a NASA here, or G&G for that matter, if anyone could post up one i would appreciate it.

Thanks

Yard

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Check the web site again, there is a pic of the burner and stand. Click on one of the pieces of equipment at their beer page.

 

[johnno]

Hi Yardy
Long topic on the nasa burner here.

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...up%20the%20heat

chers
johnno

 

[T.D.]

And some good pics of them in action here:

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...ic%20and%20nasa

 

[yardy]

cheers, that's what i was looking for.

 

[Beer Krout]

I had the same problem as you yardy (what and where are these "NASA" burners). A google search didn't help.

Took me a little while to figure out that they have a few names.

On the G&G website they are know by the unimaginative "Outdoor Burner".
The description also lists them as "Turkey Burner". A US term I think.

Not sure how they also got the "Nasa" name tag as well, as I have personally only seen that on this site.

I'm sure there are plenty of guys on here that can fill in the gaps.

BK.

 

[Stuster]

Turkey burners or turkey fryers they are indeed. Fancy cooking your turkey in 3-4 gallons of oil! :blink:

There are certain hazards with using so much hot oil.

 

[KoNG]

NASA burner is essentially an AHB nickname for them.

 

[yardy]

NASA burner is essentially an AHB nickname for them.

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now you tell me

:lol: :beer:

 

[Guest Lurker]

Why wouldnt you call it a NASA. Doesnt this look like someone heading to space?

 

[johnno]

Small (815 KB) 9 second quicktime movie of a nasa boiling away.
And yes..they do sound like that.

cheers
johnno

View attachment P4143485.MOV

 

[Kai]

I had the same problem as you yardy (what and where are these "NASA" burners). A google search didn't help.

Took me a little while to figure out that they have a few names.

On the G&G website they are know by the unimaginative "Outdoor Burner".
The description also lists them as "Turkey Burner". A US term I think.

Not sure how they also got the "Nasa" name tag as well, as I have personally only seen that on this site.

I'm sure there are plenty of guys on here that can fill in the gaps.

BK.

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I think it's because you need their clearance before takeoff.

I'm going to differ on opinions and say that I love my 4-ring burner. It's silent, throws no soot and if it doesn't match the other two on power it at least looks the goods:

 

[T.D.]

Kai, did you build that stand for your 4-ring, or is it the way it came?

 

[tangent]

they come like that
Gaganis Kai?
I've been thinking of upgrading as well, although my 2 ring from there still does the trick with some patience (under $20). I also like the fact that it's almost silent.
I spotted about 5 Nasa burners there recently (cheap as) but they were gone a few days later. I hope brewers got them.....
Now i'm brewing lagers and boiling for ~100 mins, i'm ripping through the gas though

 

[peas_and_corn]

what is the power of a four ring burner like compared to a nasa burner?

 

[vlbaby]

yardy,
I can vouch for the mongolian being a good burner, but it does have a sooty flame when turned downed low.
Its not terribly sooty, as in I can't breathe around it, its just a 'candle yellow' type soot flame.
After my brew day is finished, I have to wash the under side of the kettle to remove a build up of soot. But other than that, its no big deal.

From what I have read about the NASA , it is apparently a little noisy at full flame. The mongolian has the advantage of being a little quieter and only requires a low pressure regulator which you can steal/ borrow from your BBQ

Anyway, I hope this helps.

vl.

 

[Crazy]

what is the power of a four ring burner like compared to a nasa burner?

When I enquired about twelve months ago I found after a few calculations that the four ring I was looking at was about 40,000 btu compared to the 130,000 btu of the nasa. Needless to say I went the nasa and must say the control you get is great. I can simmer a 10l container or boil the hell out of 70l.

Regards Derrick

 

[yardy]

yardy,
I can vouch for the mongolian being a good burner, but it does have a sooty flame when turned downed low.
Its not terribly sooty, as in I can't breathe around it, its just a 'candle yellow' type soot flame.
After my brew day is finished, I have to wash the under side of the kettle to remove a build up of soot. But other than that, its no big deal.

From what I have read about the NASA , it is apparently a little noisy at full flame. The mongolian has the advantage of being a little quieter and only requires a low pressure regulator which you can steal/ borrow from your BBQ

Anyway, I hope this helps.

vl.

thanks vl,

I've got a pretty good idea of the diffs now, i'm leaning towards the NASA, don't mind a bit of noise.

I'll just have to crank the brewing tunes up a tad :super:

cheers fellas

Yard

 

[altstart]

yardy,
I can vouch for the mongolian being a good burner, but it does have a sooty flame when turned downed low.
Its not terribly sooty, as in I can't breathe around it, its just a 'candle yellow' type soot flame.
After my brew day is finished, I have to wash the under side of the kettle to remove a build up of soot. But other than that, its no big deal.

From what I have read about the NASA , it is apparently a little noisy at full flame. The mongolian has the advantage of being a little quieter and only requires a low pressure regulator which you can steal/ borrow from your BBQ

Anyway, I hope this helps.

vl.

thanks vl,

I've got a pretty good idea of the diffs now, i'm leaning towards the NASA, don't mind a bit of noise.

I'll just have to crank the brewing tunes up a tad :super:

cheers fellas

Yard

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Yardy The nasa is the way to go. I have used both the Mongolian and the nasa. The mongolian was a big mistake, the nasa is far more controllable. When I changed to the nasa it took me a while to get rid of the soot build up from the mongolian.
Cheers Altstart