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Brewing with gas 11 years 7 months ago #7

tube Offline Posts: 3438	Unless they're direct fired <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> I've only seen two direct fired gas kettles. I can't remember the specifics of one and the other just had a gas burner beneath it and was in a fairly well ventilated room, more by accident than design.

Brewing with gas 11 years 7 months ago #8

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&quot;Tube&quot;:cogim3bg wrote: Unless they're direct fired <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" />

I've only seen two direct fired gas kettles. I can't remember the specifics of one and the other just had a gas burner beneath it and was in a fairly well ventilated room, more by accident than design.[/quote:cogim3bg]

True, but direct fired is very inefficient use of gas

Brewing with gas 11 years 7 months ago #9

tube Offline Posts: 3438	I think I read about 50% efficient which isn't very efficient at all! Electric is near 100%, but at 3 times the price of gas, gas should still work out cheaper. (A modern gas condensing boiler is 96% efficient in the right conditions)

Brewing with gas 11 years 7 months ago #10

oblivious Offline Posts: 5156	&quot;Tube&quot;:1yvwg31r wrote: (A modern gas condensing boiler is 96% efficient in the right conditions)[/quote:1yvwg31r] WOW

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