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[3rd party JKor]

That's not normal IME. I got more than that out of my jet burner and the banjos are supposed to be much more efficient.

[MyaCullen]

I get right about 3 with 7 gallon boils on my SQ14 BAyou Burner that's using one tank for all heating use Strike, Sparge, Boilit seems excessive to me though, the old Morroene POS burner was more gas efficient i swear

[BlKtRe]

Thats about what I was getting on the 16-18# tanks. You never get a full 20. Sometimes I might get a 3rd batch struck, but it would never get 3 out of a tank. I since moved on to 100# propane tanks. Cost is cheaper to fill over the life of the tank vs a 20. I also get alot more batches done with it too compared. I would throttle your burner back a hair. When its blowing hard you can actually waste gas and be inefficient.

[3rd party JKor]

Try a wind screen, too.

[MyaCullen]

yeah 4.2 gallons to fill @ 4.24 lbs per gallon yep that figures out right 17.08 lbs Blktre so for my usage it $3.82 per batch @ $2.73 gallon sounds like I should be doing bigger batches

[jammer]

I think i get about 3 batches per 5 lb tank on my turkey fryer setup, but I heat my strike and sparge water on the stove, only using the propane for the boil.ETA: After thinking about it a little more, it would be more accurate to say that I get 2-3 batches per tank, depending on how much grilling im doing in between batches.

Edited by jammer, 25 July 2010 - 08:04 PM.

[BarelyBrews]

Try a wind screen, too.

This is on my to do list .I am planning to make something 3 sided,but allow some oxygen in yet.I get three brew sessions with a full propane tank.I get mine refilled for $14, the exchange is $20 and a ripoff IMHO.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I think I get 3-4 5 gallon batches per tank.

[djinkc]

[3rd party JKor]

+1

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

+1

I've never actually seen one of these elements in the kettle. Anyone have a pic so I can see how it's set up?

[ANUSTART]

I measure my propane before and after every batch. For starting volume of ~7.5 gallons in the kettle, 75 minute boil (typical for my 5.5 gal batches) I usually use between 2.8 and 3 lbs of propane. I use a keggle on a bayou classic burner and boil in the garage with the door open, so wind is minimal. I also heat my strike water on the stovetop and my HLT is electric, so it's just the boil.It's rougly 6 to 7 batches per 20# tank. If you were doing 10 gallon batches, I would guess you'd be able to get 3 to 4 batches per 20# tank.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I measure my propane before and after every batch. For starting volume of ~7.5 gallons in the kettle, 75 minute boil (typical for my 5.5 gal batches) I usually use between 2.8 and 3 lbs of propane. I use a keggle on a bayou classic burner and boil in the garage with the door open, so wind is minimal. I also heat my strike water on the stovetop and my HLT is electric, so it's just the boil.It's rougly 6 to 7 batches per 20# tank. If you were doing 10 gallon batches, I would guess you'd be able to get 3 to 4 batches per 20# tank.

so if you used the propane to heat all of the water (you are getting a pretty big headstart with the strike and sparge water) it would be substantially more. I use propane for all of my heating.

[MakeMeHoppy]

I was getting less than 3 batches on at 15 lbs fill of a 20 lb cylinder in the cool weather. That was to heat all of the water on a 5 gallon batch. The iffy weather and the cost/hassle of getting propane drove me to be an indoor brewer.

[lowendfrequency]

I used to get 2.5 batches per tank with the banjo burner. When I upgraded to a blichmann burner it jumped to 4-5 batches. I'd attribute it mostly to it's ability to block the wind and concentrate the heat. It's a nice setup with adjustable 'grips' to hold in different sized kettles and keggles.