Looking at burners for new sculpture

[Lufah]

Anybody use this kind of burner?



They come in 100,000 200,000 and 300,000 BTUs. I'm thinking I would like two of these for my sculpture I'm getting ready to start building. One for under the HLT and one under the kettle.

Comments???

Travis

[Lufah]

Looking around a bit and I think I may go with this from Bayou Classic...

This high pressure replacement cast iron burner or element gives out an 150,000 BTU flame. The hotter the flame, the better. . . right!? Includes air shutter and spring.

and it's only $11

Travis

[Danno]

Lufah, those B3 burners sure are sweet looking. Some day, I'd like to convert to NG and with the lower BTU and pressure of NG, it would be necessary to have all the extra jets.

If you're looking to use propane, make sure you get the high pressure regulator and stick with the $11 burner. The extra jets would still be nice but it would be tough to justify the extra cost unless you have Dr Scott's paycheck. I use one similar to the $11 model and at only 50% output, the flames are comin up the side of the kettle (which becomes wasted propane). Now, if you're doing a 30 gallon boil, then the fancy burner becomes important again even with propane.

[Lufah]

Ya I think I like the first burner more because it looks cool than anything else. I was looking at the 300,000 BTU jobs, but I really don't need it. 10gal is the biggest I do.

Travis

[insco2]

i just bought that 11$ burner in a turkey fryer from dicks sporting goods. the whole fryer cost 49.95 (thanks to work for 50$ christmas gift certificate). It says its 146k btu. i do 10 gallon batches in a keggle so i am going to be timing the boil rate and speed this weekend. I will be taking pics also to post. The burner really seems to put out the heat though.its a high pressure 10 psi regulator. i also got a fryer from lowes for christmas 39.95$ closeout, its an eastman outdoor fryer. Strong stand nice revalution sp.. burner. let you guys know

[spayne]

I went with the b3 200,000ng for my hot liquer tank and 300,000 for my boil kettle. you never run out of ng during your boil . I have them on my sculpter i built with 28 gal kettles, so i think the 200,000 burners would be fine for ten gal.