Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Considering some brewing changes and part of that would entail gas for the boil. I have access in my brew room, just never have done anything with gas. It's the yellow flexible line, not cast iron. I am aware I will need to change the orifice in my burner.

Run iron pipe to where you want it, and put a valve. Connect burner from there with yellow flex stuff.

All you have to do is bore a larger hole in your orafice.

My 10 inch burner works perfectly. My 4 inch burner burns a little sooty unless you have the gas/air mixture perfect

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I strongly considered it before going electric instead.
Had a friend with his grill hooked up to the house NG line -- once he left it burning for a month by accident

No need to run iron pipe, seems silly to me when it's all flexible hose now. Will be running a Hellfire burner if I choose to change things up. Electric is staying put for the HLT, cooler MT. BIAB isn't working for me

andrewmaixner wrote:I strongly considered it before going electric instead.
Had a friend with his grill hooked up to the house NG line -- once he left it burning for a month by accident

That should not happen with a brew kettle. You will turn the burner off to stop boil. Been using gas burner in my house for almost 15 years. No problems.

Matt F wrote:

andrewmaixner wrote:I strongly considered it before going electric instead.
Had a friend with his grill hooked up to the house NG line -- once he left it burning for a month by accident

That should not happen with a brew kettle. You will turn the burner off to stop boil. Been using gas burner in my house for almost 15 years. No problems.

So did you use black pipe or the flexible shit? Seems simple to me to shut off gas, purge line, cut in T, add valve with proper fittings/sealant, it doesn't doesn't need a regulator like on propane, you can adjust flame with the valve.

I just don't want to be the next Darwin award winner.

czubak wrote:

Matt F wrote:

andrewmaixner wrote:I strongly considered it before going electric instead.
Had a friend with his grill hooked up to the house NG line -- once he left it burning for a month by accident

That should not happen with a brew kettle. You will turn the burner off to stop boil. Been using gas burner in my house for almost 15 years. No problems.

So did you use black pipe or the flexible shit? Seems simple to me to shut off gas, purge line, cut in T, add valve with proper fittings/sealant, it doesn't doesn't need a regulator like on propane, you can adjust flame with the valve.

I just don't want to be the next Darwin award winner.

It is that simple. If you are going to use the corrugated flexible pipe it can whistle as the gas goes through it

Thanks. Just need to decide where I am going to tap in, design the new setup after I purchase a burner and kettle and go from there. Likely a winter project added to the list.

czubak wrote:Thanks. Just need to decide where I am going to tap in, design the new setup after I purchase a burner and kettle and go from there. Likely a winter project added to the list.

Just recently received an e-mail...the SS Brew Tech Kettles are on Clearance....making way for the new ones.

https://www.ssbrewtech.com/pages/kettle ... b02c26f6b0

The 10 and 15 gallons kettles are sold out.

$109 for a 5.5 gallon
$249 for a 20 gallon....larger sizes are available too.

Some features:
Tri-Clad bottom

Sturdy riveted silicone coated handles

3 piece ball valve with trub dam pick-up tube

Lid designed to hang on side of handles

Etched volume markings gals/liters

Induction burner compatible

Wish that is the kettle I wanted. Sadly I am sticking with all triclamp. I am too far down that rabbit hole to change and prefer camlocks over anything.