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I think qldkev bought one, might be worth a look on his website.
what gas regulator to buy for burner?
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what's up with the soot on the bottom of pots?
I have a HP reg and 4 ring burner, puts out PLENTY of fire... I dial the reg back as I don't believe shooting flames halfway up my brewpot is overly efficient, but I get soot... doesn't soot just come with the territory? Or am I doing it wrong?
I have a HP reg and 4 ring burner, puts out PLENTY of fire... I dial the reg back as I don't believe shooting flames halfway up my brewpot is overly efficient, but I get soot... doesn't soot just come with the territory? Or am I doing it wrong?
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Should have stated my reason for asking.Muscovy said:
I'm looking at the NASA burner from amazon and know for a fact that this reg will plug into it no dramas.
My question is really, does anyone know or more importantly, has anyone shipped one of these and plugged them in to an Aussie LPG botlle.
If you click on the link and scroll down it shows three items that Im thinking of bundling together. The NASA burner that I know people have shipped, a small adapter and the HP adjustable reg. I was thinking of consolidating on shipping and having a set-up ready to go instead of chasing bits and pieces in Aus.
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The US reg needs mods for it to work on our LPG bottles. If you have an old LPG bbq reg to donate for parts you can build a reg from the two of them easily. Auscrown here in Australia sell the 0-207kpa reg a lot cheaper than a lot of other places, and is what I recommend.
Soot is from the burner means it is not getting enough oxygen.
Using a higher pressure reg on a burner than it is designed for can be dangerous. But a lot of people do it.
I've had a 3ring, that I enlarged the jets and outlets and even ran a high pressure reg on. I've had a Mongolian burner that I've also swapped the standard pressure reg to a high pressure reg, and I have use NASA burners. IMHO the best LPG burner is the NASA if you don't mind the noise level. But even the Mong with the high pressure reg was noisy, mine just glowed a bit too red with the high pressure reg for my liking.
NASA burners vary in sizing, from 80,000btu to 150,000btu; with the 100,000btu being fairly common. Even the smallest at 80,000btu is a lot of heat. Under my 140L kettle before I converted to electricity I have 2 x 150,000btu NASA. I found one was enough for the job, but 2 made the job a lot faster and since they were working less they are quieter.
The US reg needs mods for it to work on our LPG bottles. If you have an old LPG bbq reg to donate for parts you can build a reg from the two of them easily. Auscrown here in Australia sell the 0-207kpa reg a lot cheaper than a lot of other places, and is what I recommend.
Soot is from the burner means it is not getting enough oxygen.
Using a higher pressure reg on a burner than it is designed for can be dangerous. But a lot of people do it.
I've had a 3ring, that I enlarged the jets and outlets and even ran a high pressure reg on. I've had a Mongolian burner that I've also swapped the standard pressure reg to a high pressure reg, and I have use NASA burners. IMHO the best LPG burner is the NASA if you don't mind the noise level. But even the Mong with the high pressure reg was noisy, mine just glowed a bit too red with the high pressure reg for my liking.
NASA burners vary in sizing, from 80,000btu to 150,000btu; with the 100,000btu being fairly common. Even the smallest at 80,000btu is a lot of heat. Under my 140L kettle before I converted to electricity I have 2 x 150,000btu NASA. I found one was enough for the job, but 2 made the job a lot faster and since they were working less they are quieter.
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I've only just started boiling with a 4-ring/75,000 BTU burner, and noticed black soot on the bottom of my pot. When you say it's not getting enough oxygen, are you saying the pot is too close to the flame, i.e. I need to raise the pot somehow?QldKev said:
My high pressure reg from the UK didn’t fit the bottles here but I unscrewed the threaded connection (can’t remember what it’s called) and replaced it with one from an old bbq that had been thrown out.Muscovy said:
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Have a look at the COMRI-30 here: http://www.tejassmokers.com/gasregulators.htm
They also sell the adaptors that you need to connect it to your burner. Send them an email to find out what you need.
It's in the US, and shipping is unreasonable unless you use a freight forwarder.
Or you could PM me and I'll sell you my spare one (and an adaptor) for $100 plus postage. It's got a 5 foot stainless hose on it. Cost me $USD80.95 not including freight, and the adaptor was about $5 so you'd be getting it for less than what it cost me. It's good quality and it does the job; I couldn't find what I wanted in Australia.
I use it to run a mongolian burner and it gives me a little bit of control over the size of the flame. The dial makes it easier to repeat the pressure setting.
They also sell the adaptors that you need to connect it to your burner. Send them an email to find out what you need.
It's in the US, and shipping is unreasonable unless you use a freight forwarder.
Or you could PM me and I'll sell you my spare one (and an adaptor) for $100 plus postage. It's got a 5 foot stainless hose on it. Cost me $USD80.95 not including freight, and the adaptor was about $5 so you'd be getting it for less than what it cost me. It's good quality and it does the job; I couldn't find what I wanted in Australia.
I use it to run a mongolian burner and it gives me a little bit of control over the size of the flame. The dial makes it easier to repeat the pressure setting.
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LPG in BBQ bottles in Australia is Propane. Same as the 45Kg house bottles.WarmBeer said:
LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) by definition is either Propane or Butane.
Autogas for cars, is LPG and can be either Propane or a mix of Propane/Butane depending on the supplier.
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NASA burner from amazon arrived yesterday.S.E said:
Just need to find the threaded connection you talk about off an old BBQ.
Does anyone (who has bought a US NASA burner) know the actual dimensions of the "discussed" adapter? Im hopeless with thread size...
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Thank you, went on a hunt for an old BBQ this arvo...no luck.S.E said:
Gas shop it is, when I can align my working hours to actually get to one!
I will be very happy if I can find this adapter easy enough.
Burner capable of 150 000BTU for 35bucks landed, build a stand ( I was lucky enough to score one of a mate for a few good brews), find the adpater, and brew big!
Amazon had it to me in 2 weeks
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Well, I told him I'd fix him up with a few good brews...last brew was a bit iffy but the next one will be a corker. I can feel it in my bones.Wolfman said:
My new burner will enable me to produce twice as much in one hit...better be good!
I have way to much respect to palm off crappy beers to this bloke...
I digress, seems I've railroaded this thread.
On the flip side, a medium adjustable reg seems on all accounts to be the reg for the job...
The thing I never unstood about regs is whether when you adjust from the reg you are messing with the gas/air efficiency at the burner. Surely some of these bigger burners would have a sweet spot and need a certain amount of grunt to allow them to run efficiently.
