Burning Desire

[Michael]

I got told off for making a mess of the stove last weekend whilst brewing. To add to this, some good folks recommended that I get a burner before buying a chiller. (My wife would agree now. :) )

This leads me to questions about burners. Whilst searching other threads, I noticed the ones for Bunnings, and beerbelly.co.au, and even the rambo burner at brewcraft. However, I am unsure which is the best purchase for the money.

Assuming that I do not have a whole lot of cash to throw around, which would you suggest I go with? Remember that i would need to purchase the whole lot, regulator, tank, and burner.

Cheers!

[Dale]

So far my biggest boil is 27L and once i get the boil going i need to turn the outside burner down as it's a really big rolling boil. It does put a lot of carbon on the bottom of the pot so not getting as good a blue flame as my kitchen hob so pot doesn't look as nice now but i'm happy for the price.

[Michael]

Kiwicamp is out of stock on those burners, and the Welly shop didn't have any in stock either. :(

I suppose either a trip into Bunnings is in order, or I may have to buy something in Aussie. I have been avoiding Aussie since I saw someone here paid $80 for shipping.

[Reviled]

Those 3 ring kiwicamp burners only go for $50 at the BBQ factory!!

[Michael]

I just called. They do not sell ring burners anymore.

I will try going to Bunnings after work.

[RopenutS]

The price of burners are steep from what ive seen. I almost just wanna get one of those electric urns off craftbrewer. I cant decide!

[Michael]

At craftbrewer the Rambo burner looks nice, but is damn expensive. I suppose with shipping, it would be as much as a urn. However, I am happy with my pot and bag from Liberty, so some sort of burner is in order.

[Michael]

FYI...Bunnings has three ring burners, but they are about $69 NZD. Add the regulator, the canister, and the gas, and you are at $200.

Maybe the rambo burner is not such a bad deal, depending on shipping costs.

I am glad I picked an inexpensive hobby to save money on my beer. ;)

[Adam]

Ahhh i don't know what expensive burners you lot are buying but i bought a three ring from bunnings about 4 months ago for $39 and its does just fine for the 90L boils. Reg and gas line was $25 and gas bottle was $45 maybe chch bunnings is cheaper???

[Reviled]

If you look at it that way Michael, id definately consider the rambo burner, even tho its expensive, theyre the bizzness! It wouldnt take you long at all to get 20-30litres to the boil with on of those!!

And you could allways just fly to brisbane and pick it up ;o) Good excuse for a holiday lol

Actually - The more I think about it, the more I think its going to be cheaper to just get a 2KW element put into your liberty kettle?? Surely you could do that for under $100 and then as Joseph says youll never need to buy gas again...

[denimglen]

What's one of those transformers worth that step down from 110 to 240V? Might be good if you're travelling around Michael?

A burner could be a bit of a pain in the arse to lug around with ya.

[Michael]

Most of the readily transformers just cannot handle that kind of juice. I have a rather large one, and it only handles 600VA.

Honestly, I am not very handy. If it does not have a keyboard it confuses me. So, cutting on the kettle is out of my comfort zone, and I do not have a torch or any other tools that would be needed to do so.

So, going on the cheap at Bunnings would require the following

3 ring burner ~$68
Regulator - $39
9kg propane tank $45 at the warehouse
Fill the tank I dont know. About $40?

[Chris Banks]

Tank fill about $30 at Porirua Cylinder Testing you could also talk to them about a secondhand cyl? Maybe a bit cheaper? they also sell regs and burners but I think there prices are similar to Bunnings on those.