Hillbilly Propane Flame Scorch preventative

[squigglefunk]

in a pinch if you're having issues with scorching, a flat top griddle plate on top of your propane burner makes a pretty spiffy interface between a raw blue flame and the delicate bottom of your boiler...

it takes a while to heat up but it gives a nice gentle, even heat. This is for flat bottomed girls, not keg stills I suppose...

[Deplorable]

I have a .250" thick T6063 aluminum plate I use on my burner as a dissapator when Im cooking a small mash in my 28 quart stock pot. It does work very well.

[StillerBoy]

A plate also works well between the flat pot and the stove element as a diffuser leveling out the cycling of the stove..

Mars

[squigglefunk]

I have a .250" thick T6063 aluminum plate I use on my burner as a dissapator when Im cooking a small mash in my 28 quart stock pot. It does work very well.

I tried an aluminum plate from my work, I bet it was only 1/8" thick ... it melted like a piece of american cheese all over my burner LOL...

thankfully I was able to break it off when it cooled down.

The flat top griddle thing is just something I have laying around gathering dust during the winter and it worked pretty well in the heat of the moment.

[squigglefunk]

A plate also works well between the flat pot and the stove element as a diffuser leveling out the cycling of the stove..

Mars

good call, makes sense

I think I have also seen people put a small still in a bigger pot of water on the stove like a hillbilly bain marie and I'd imagine that helps even out the heat cycling too

[Bradster68]

Great advice guys