How long does this take to boil an 80 quart pot of water? I'm thinking of purchasing for crawfish boils and a friend cautioned me about the btu's.
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I boiled about 12 gallons of water added the crab I was boiling brought to a reboil and cooked the crab for 20 min . Total time was about 60 to 70 min. Hope this helpied
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I use it for soup, it takes about 2 to 3 hours to boil it. Its more than just a warmer!
1080228
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm using an 80 qt. aluminum pot to cook crab. It will make a mess of your pot the first couple of times you use it as the coating burns off, but it's totally worth it. I had to use steel wool (SOS pad) to clean the pot the first couple of times, but that's no longer an issue since the coating has been burnt off. I think it's definitely the best cooker for the price!
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Rebecca, If you plan on using this kettle to boil wort I would recommend a larger burner element than that found with a normal turkey fryer. On brew day you want to get things done as quickly as possible and heating a wort to 212F can take a bit of energy, and time. I personally use a banjo burner for this purpose, it has well over 100,000 btu. I use smaller 50,000 btu burners for heating mash and sparge water, the output is more appropriate for that purpose. Hope this helps.
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Ive never timed it. It heats up quickly but it would depend on size of pot and how much water.
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I've never used just got water, but I would imagine since it has to be boiled for 15 minutes, hot water might not be enough. Unless it's constant SUPER hot water for 15 minutes +.
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3/4" should be just fine, it is not up to code, and you will get less than the listed power, but it will work fine to replace an 80 gal storage tank.It takes 52K BTU to heat 80 gallons by 77 degrees, with a 70% efficient water heater. With a 'first hour' rating of 120 gallons it is 78K BTUYou can get 79K BTU at the end of 100' of 3/4" pipe (or equal, with fittings). Code for this heater would require 1" for a run of more than 10'As a note, the efficiency listed is a best case running full power.
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The boiler works great, I have it for a long time now and have been using it everyday. I always have the water filled when I used it down to 1 litter, just add more water and it will boil and at the 200 degree temperature within less than 5 minutes. The hot water will stay at the high temperature as long as you have it stay plug in.
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Just tested for you. A full 1.5L water bring to boil and stop it takes 7 minutes and 50 second on my kettle.
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When I cured my pot on the stove top I couldn't more than 5 gallons boiling. So I bought a bayou burner and use propane outside for full boils. I run off about 8 gallons or wort average though. Depending on if I do a 60 minute or 90 minute boil.
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Hey, I just used this burner to brew beer last night and it took a little longer than a normal stove but it worked really well . I only boiled around 2.5 gallons or so for the brew (in one of those old black canning kettles) and it took around 1.5hrs to start boiling after I steeped some grains and added the malt extract. Im not sure it would do 5 gallons at once, but you dont need to boil 5 gallons if your just doing a single batch of extract beer. I would recommend doing the boil in 2.5-3 gallons (should be plenty, even if you are adding some specialty grains), and then topping it off with cold water when the boil is over (also speeds up the chilling process). Otherwise, if youre boiling outside I have heard rave reviews about those little propane set ups (esp 'the hurricane'). I wanted a burner in my downstairs 'kitchenette' (with minimal fire risk), so this seemed like a good option, and so far it is working out well. Good luck.
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I am currently using this burner with a 100qt (25Gal) pot for brewing. It can heat sparge water rather well (~168F), however using the 100qt as a boil kettle with about 15 gallons of wort produces only a rolling boil. With the lid on you'll get a vigorous boil, but you dont want to keep the lid on for boiling your wort. The 5PSI regulator and small burner dont put out enough BTUs to get a strong vigorous boil on a 100qt pot. For smaller 5 and 10 gallon batches in a 15 gallon pot this burner seems fine.
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I haven't bought the burner yet since I'm waiting for someone else to confirm how much you can boil with it! I have my first extract kit waiting on the shelf for the new year. An acquaintance is going to come over and walk me through the process. I expect we'll do the same thing you are start with a half-portion and dilute it.I make hard cider, so the only high-cost item I had to buy was a wort cooler. Please let me know how the burner performs! I'd like to be able to do some of the work out of the kitchen...Al
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About 5 minutes give or take to boil. I love this product but the only thing is, I'm using it more than I thought I would so I would have bought the next size up. 3.2 sounds like enough but then I started using it for other things because it is so handy.
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For the full pot (57 oz) it takes 6 min 15 sec; for just over 32 oz it takes 4 min 40 sec. I've actually never timed it before as I'm not usually watching and waiting, I'm doing other morning chores while its heating up so time hasn't been a concern.
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It depends more on your stove and how much water you are boiling. The pot has a large capacity, If you fill it, boiling can take about 10 minutes on my stove, which is a Viking. The less water, the shorter the boiling time.
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Hello. It takes roughly 10-15min to come to a complete boil after filling with water. That's an estimate, but it doesn't take long at all. If you want to reboil, and the unit is already plugged in, it can take less than that depending on your temperature setting.