How do you hook up a gas hose easily?

I just had a natural gas line installed in the outside wall of my house. It has a valve and a female 3/4” connector. My natural gas grill has a hose with a 3/8” connector. How can I best connect these?

I saw silver male-to-male fittings going from 3/4” to 1/2”. Big box stores didn’t have 3/4 to 3/8. Is there such a thing? An old guy at the store told me a need a bunch of black iron pipes strung together to achieve the reduction but couldn’t explain why. He seemed dubious about a simple double threaded connector. I’d rather not have 7” of lead pipe sticking straight out of the wall if I can avoid it.

My intent is to only have the gas on when using the grill and turn off the supply valve when the grill is not in use (ie most of the time)

Thoughts?

Here's the 3/4" connector (gas line) from the house w/valve:

Here's the threaded 3/8" connector for the hose on the grill:

Just found this from a company selling brewer's supplies:

The thread sizes match what I need but... Does that mean it's OK to use for natural gas??? Doesn't mention what it's made from. My existing connectors both seem to be brass.

The Flare Fitting

If you want to measure the flare with calipers, then you need to measure around the outside of the male threads or the diameter of the hole. The angle of the flare appears to be 45 degrees, and assuming that your threads are 1+1/16 inch, then the hole is 3/4 inch. That is an unusual size for flexible pipe which is usually 5/8 or 1/2 inch. I searched for a 3/4" female flare to 5/8" male flare, but had no luck. I am sure someone wants to sell such a thing, but I have no idea who.

National Pipe Thread

The tapered threads on iron pipe do NOT create a seal. Pipe sealant is required. I like to the blue stuff, but that is a personal preference. Apply a small measure to the first few threads. Do not get any inside the pipe or it might end up in your appliance and cause problems.

How Tight

Tighten a gas line until the tightening resistance does not increase. Make sure some threads remain showing or the junction will leak. A 1/2 inch pipe is not difficult to tighten. Bigger pipes require more torque. Smaller pipes requires less torque.

Disclaimer

Do NOT do this because I am NOT liable for any B.S. in this liability loving country filled with citizens that are allowed to blame their personal ineptness upon others...

A capable man would turn off the gas outside at the meter and replace the valve. He would also make sure that the pipe in the wall does not turn as he works. He would then remove the uncommon valve and install:

One 3/4 street 90. One 3/4 x 1/2 reducing bell (bushings are against code because they cannot be tightened one thread at a time). A short nipple with enough between to attach a wrench without damaging the threads (fully threaded nipples are against code because they cannot be tightened one thread at a time). Note: Amazon is selling a beautiful stainless 3/4 female x 1/2 male reducer which would perform the conversion in one step. Lastly, a 1/2" gas shut off valve.

Now you have a standard fitting. Turn the gas back on outside and check that the fast moving pointer is not moving. With a marker, carefully position your head and mark the position of the needle that moves quickly when gas is getting used. Wait 30 minutes, more is better. If the fast moving pointer moved, then you have a problem. There are a million rules involving gas, especially when older appliances exist anywhere in the home. Remember what I told you: Do NOT do replace the valve yourself. You might learn something at a large cost.

Off Subject

The more you tinker, the more you tinker, and the more you learn the better: An abandoned line left with just a valve, it needs a cap. I like reasonable codes for reasonable safety. I think codes reached their reasonable peak around 1980. Since then, safety codes have been moving into unreasonable fear backed by unreasonable liability. You may have lost the right to repair your car, your computer, and your phone, but at the current time, you still have the right to repair the house that you live in and own.