First home made smoker project

[mark d]

Hi folks, I'm a U.K. based BBQ and smoker enthusiast and I've decided to build a gas smoker.

I have a good idea what I want to build and have made several adjustments to my plans along the way.

Basically I have a 100 litre stainless steel beer barrel and my smoker will be propane powered. The question I have is this.

Can anyone recommend a burner that won't be too big or too small to keep a constant temperature? The burner will sit in the bottom of the barrel with a vent nearby and a 10cm flue at the top of the barrel which will also have an adjustable vent at the top.

I have considered a paella burner but the varying sizes and power outputs are causing me quite a dilemma.

Any help or advice would be great.

Many thanks.

 

[nissanneill]

I just built an LPG fired smoker from an 80

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• nissanneill
• Apr 10, 2017

Burner alight in smoker.jpg

• nissanneill
• Apr 10, 2017

smoker Front.jpg

• nissanneill
• Apr 9, 2017

litre vehicle LPG tank and used a 3 burner unit that has a 30Mj heating capacity. Still waiting on the thermometers to arrive but can then govern  the heat to infinitely low to the max with the 3 burner rings