Why is the Bottom of My Kettle Black?! - How to avoid soot on your kettle

One of the problems you may run into when using a turkey fryer to boil your beer is an accumulation of black soot on the bottom of your kettle. Many people have recommendations on cleaning the soot off your kettle, but that doesn't address the problem.
How do you make your burner clean-burning so the soot doesn't accumulate? This tip should help a bunch.
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[@jaimelopez8972]

Just found your video published 5 years ago & still affective ...my issue solved in less then a min....thank you

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

Omg dude the music is freaking me out 😳🤣
Thank you for the help 💚

[@anthonyperkins7556]

If you're using an LPG ring or cooker, it could be that the gas / air mix is incorrect, and this causes sooting by way of yellow flames and / or yellow tipped blue flames. If this is the case, it might be worth checking the adjustment of the gas air mixture shutter / collar / screw and twisting this until you get a totally blue flame. This usually solves the problems. LPG butane and propane gas needs significantly more air to burn cleanly.

[@TallJakeW]

Thanks.

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

I have 2 of the banjo's and you are right, they carry a pretty clean flame. The ole turkey burner was tough to clean up. Nice tip. Cheers!

[@abiseid]

Thanks for the tip BUT... HOW do you CLEAN the BURNER that has ACCUMULATED SOOT INSIDE of it? If you don't clean the burner, the adjustment will still produce black soot.
Should I blow it out with compressed air - dip the burner head in a light mix of muriatic acid - dip it in another chemical? I'm trying to not have to buy another head because most will have to be retrofit or modified into an older unit. Thanks in advance.

[@zacharycorriveau200]

Thank you! I was just ignoring it since I brew outside. Seems like it probably wastes a little fuel as well if it's not all burning..

[@TallJakeW]

Probably some waste, and it’s an easy fix if you can adjust the air mix. But some burners don’t have the option.

[@grayhiker4808]

You read my mind...exactly what I was searching for. Thanks for that!!

[@TallJakeW]

I'm glad it helped. I had a friend with a burner that was crazy with how much soot he had to clean every time he brewed.

[@salazar2775]

Thank you couldn't figure out why mine was burning yellow.

[@TallJakeW]

+Eric Salazar, glad I could help.

[@lordgold1362]

The music blasted my eardrums by the end. Thanks for the vid though.

[@CloseatHandBrewing]

Good tips brother. Keep 'me rolling. I've just bought a banjo style burner so this was perfect timing to help me dial in the mix. Cheers!

[@CM-xr9oq]

I've found a bunch of thick carbonized junk in my burners, which was causing soot-up on my kettle. I'm not sure if it was the result of several boilovers, or something left over from the casting process. Broke it up with a coat hanger wire, cleaned them out, and they're burning clean again. One was a banjo burner, the other was a jet burner.

[@TallJakeW]

That’s a good thing to know, as well. Thanks for the tip.

[@JasonAlexzander1q47]

When you make that adjustment, does that increase the temperature?

[@amnaimran7848]

Thank you 😊

[@CelebrityCyborg]

Thanks for publishing this video. Good job! 👍👍🇱🇷 Keep on cooking.

[@davidraikuna6192]

Thankyou

[@kiimmig2293]

Thank you!!!!

[@thomcad]

helpful vid...thanks!

[@TallJakeW]

Glad it helped!

[@lightweight1234]

Great video, the music is extremely distracting tho

[@NikiSaraswati]

hihihi... he's speaking with the garage door as his background.

[@CM-xr9oq]

Yep, and it looks like he's risking carbon monoxide poisoning.

[@tomfrantz]

Good video

[@brianbell6076]

I love the information, but that music is distracting af.

[@DanABA]

Nice tip, thanks!

[@transgenderedmuhammad8817]

Thank you sir!

[@kennethwalton9280]

AWESOME

[@TallJakeW]

Thanks. I'm glad you found it useful. Cheers!

[@DiannaAtherton]

Good info I think n trying to hear past the music

[@grumpysandwich]

watch in 1.5 speed for normal playback speed

[@TallJakeW]

🤣 - I know I talk kind of slow.

[@jimp3938]

Who bun propane indoors? Cracked.

[@TallJakeW]

I usually had the garage doors open when I brewed. But since this was just a few minutes, i didn't.
Several guys i knew in Wisconsin did the same thing. Also know guys with full propane setups inside their house, but that's a whole other level of ventilation required.

[@StratBeer]

s my friend , A good tip cheers

[@TallJakeW]

+Strat Beer Thanks, Strat! Fortunately, your Grainfather doesn't have this problem, huh?

[@StratBeer]

no , but I still have to learn

[@stephenbuckner4413]

cool

[@markthomas8525]

These shitty LoCo brand do not have the adjustment. I am going to switch to electric in the future.

[@twbeechem1]

thanks for the tip, but this could have been about 3 minutes shorter lol

[@Barsabus]

Lose the music