New setup? How long to boil?

[ColeBeer78]

Long time lurker, First time poster! I need some advice?


After 6 batches of PM we decided to go all out and move to AG. We just built a new Single Tier 3 Keggle Brew Rig. We purchased 3 High Pressure BG-10 burners (I believe they are the same burners in the SP-10) and they are hooked up to a 20psi Regulator controlling each burner with a needle valve. Did our first test boil of 10 Gallons, and from 60* F to Boil it took about an 1 hour 15 minutes at 65*F outdoors. Our burners are set 3 1/2" below the Keggle. Do these numbers look good? Should the burners be closer to the keggle? I'll be posting pictures soon!

Thanks in advance!

 

[heckels]

That's not horrible. It takes me about 40 mins to bring 7 gallons of 120f water to a boil. If you haven't already, I'd look into putting some wind deflectors around the burner. This will greatly help avoid heat loss.

 

[jagg]

That is a long time to come to boil, I am at boiling temp in 10 minutes, granted my wort is app. 150f, and thats 19 gallons. I think you could do better than 1 hour and 15 min. I am not familiar with that burner, I use a King Kooker jet burner, maybe someone else familiar with that type burner will chime in and give some tips, good luck,

 

[BrewerDon]

Can you cover the pot while the temp is climbing and then remove the cover when you start to boil?

 

[ColeBeer78]

I'm gonna take the advice about installing wind blockers around the burners. I think that will help alot. It was windy the day we did the test. It was blowing the flame around like crazy. This test was with a lid on the boil kettle.