Have been using electric SS boilers so far but thinking of moving over to using a gas burner so I have more control over brews. Electric plugs also getting warm! Indications are this needs to be propane, or could I use the calor gas bottle I have with my barbecue? Not got the burner yet - mainly do standard 23 litre brews.
Any advice?
Gas burner
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guypettigrew
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Re: Gas burner
Hello jaquiss2005
The general opinion is electric is easier to control than gas.
What sort of extra control are you looking for?
As an aside, if your plugs are getting too warm, then better quality plugs are probably needed!
Guy
The general opinion is electric is easier to control than gas.
What sort of extra control are you looking for?
As an aside, if your plugs are getting too warm, then better quality plugs are probably needed!
Guy
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Re: Gas burner
We use gas at work in the distillery and I wouldn’t say that you get ‘easy’ fine control over the gas - it can be very fiddly to dial it in just right. I’d take electric elements any day of the week.
Re: Gas burner
When I moved to all grain I started on gas using a Blichmann burner (called Hellfire or something now) which could get an amazing boil but it was quite fiddly as noted above. I ended up going electric after a short time and have no complaints. With gas you do need to factor in having a replacement bottle if for instance you run out, something that save an unusually long power cut at the time of brewing you don't need to worry about with elextric.
Where do you brew just now? Indoors or out?
Where do you brew just now? Indoors or out?