ohad

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I saw this in a shop and took a pic with the cell phone.
As you can see it's quite big. Large enough for a couple of ounces of hops, I think.
Is this somehow better than a hop bag in the boil or for dry hopping?
is the mesh fine enough for pellets?

StunnedMonkey

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What's it made out of? Stainless? Even the mesh?

Seems like I've seen guys on here who use things like that for dry hopping in a keg. (Probably wouldn't fit through the neck of a carboy.) Not sure about the boil though. Hope you get a definitive answer as I'm curious as well.

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I use smaller versions (SS tea balls) for dry hopping in kegs. I use pellets and they work great. Just boil to sanitize.

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ohad

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LOL didn't think about the carboy neck !

I think it's SS...
should I use this for the boil better?
is it better then a bag?

zman

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I generally use Tea balls for hop additions with good results. The cheap ones fall apart after 5 or 6 boils, but I did get them from Walmart. I need to find some that are more durable.

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hitbyatrain

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AHS sells herb balls that are similar, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use that one.

chefmike

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I use a similiar item for dry hopping in kegs. I attach a piece of dental floss and suspend it in there so I can pull it out when I desire.

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plus, you get a wonderful minty aroma from the floss !!!

Sawdustguy

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IMHO the stainless mesh is not fine enough for pellet hops going into the boil kettle. Looks like it would work for whole hops though.

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Pellets will breakdown too small and fall right through the mesh.

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