SteveLikesBeer
Well-Known Member
I finally have the space and equipment to do a 5 gallon brew and am pretty excited after a long hiatus (health related, not related to beer).
My question is around propane burner safety. I'm somewhat nervous as I've seen so many horror stories around their usage and I tend to be the overly cautious type. You can laugh at me in this thread .
I don't have the luxury of using my drive way as it's on a pretty steep incline. I have a fire extinguisher, bayou classic, a hardieboard to lay in my backyard for the burner to stand on (instead of grass/leaves), my blichman boilermaker 7.5 gal, a propane tank, crusher, mash tun, and ingredients. I've placed the hardieboard in my backyard on the dirt (I raked leaves away), and put the burner and propane tank on it. Made sure everything is in the off position and connected the burner to the tank. This is situated a few feet away from my small concrete patio. Roughly 4-5 feet away from everything in all directions.
Other than the most obvious things (such as don't use a burner inside, follow the instructions that came with the burner, etc..) is there anything I should be keeping in mind, doing, or worrying about?
My question is around propane burner safety. I'm somewhat nervous as I've seen so many horror stories around their usage and I tend to be the overly cautious type. You can laugh at me in this thread .
I don't have the luxury of using my drive way as it's on a pretty steep incline. I have a fire extinguisher, bayou classic, a hardieboard to lay in my backyard for the burner to stand on (instead of grass/leaves), my blichman boilermaker 7.5 gal, a propane tank, crusher, mash tun, and ingredients. I've placed the hardieboard in my backyard on the dirt (I raked leaves away), and put the burner and propane tank on it. Made sure everything is in the off position and connected the burner to the tank. This is situated a few feet away from my small concrete patio. Roughly 4-5 feet away from everything in all directions.
Other than the most obvious things (such as don't use a burner inside, follow the instructions that came with the burner, etc..) is there anything I should be keeping in mind, doing, or worrying about?