wfowlks
Well-Known Member
Short story: Last night I was attempting a brew, I was doing BIAB and aftewards had 15.5 gallons, and I turned the SQ14 on as high as it would go so that the flame was starting at the burner and not leaping off of it. My air intake was open all the way. I was getting a clean blue flame and it was a brand new tank of propane. I wasn't able to get a rolling boil, but I could tell that there was induction going on inside, and the temp (analog) put it around the 212 degree. I did get about 5 gallons of boil off for a 90 minute boil so I would assume that I did something right. I didn't put the lid on because I heard that putting the lid on can lead to off flavors as stuff that form pre-boil aren't able to evaporate.
Story background:
So, I have had the SQ14 for about a year now, and as an engineer I am always trying to think of how to make it better. I was not happy that it would take me about 1/3-1/2 of a tank of propane just to do a 10 gallon batch of All grain BIAB. So I thought that if I put a wind shield around the burner it would help to concentrate the flame and reduce a lot of the heat loss. Because there is really no wind guard on this model. I have used aluminum foil before to wrap around the legs, but I was looking for something more permanent.
Back to the point:
So Long story short, I modified the burner like so:
And last night I did a 10 gallon batch, I was unable to bring it to a boil but the temp was right for a boil. I don't know if somehow the new ring that I put on prevented it from boiling or something else?
And the most important question: Is the beer going to be messed up? I don't think it will be but ... if it is it will be my first "bad batch".
Thanks for the help
Story background:
So, I have had the SQ14 for about a year now, and as an engineer I am always trying to think of how to make it better. I was not happy that it would take me about 1/3-1/2 of a tank of propane just to do a 10 gallon batch of All grain BIAB. So I thought that if I put a wind shield around the burner it would help to concentrate the flame and reduce a lot of the heat loss. Because there is really no wind guard on this model. I have used aluminum foil before to wrap around the legs, but I was looking for something more permanent.
Back to the point:
So Long story short, I modified the burner like so:
And last night I did a 10 gallon batch, I was unable to bring it to a boil but the temp was right for a boil. I don't know if somehow the new ring that I put on prevented it from boiling or something else?
And the most important question: Is the beer going to be messed up? I don't think it will be but ... if it is it will be my first "bad batch".
Thanks for the help