wildwest450

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Don't you guys worry about stuff leeching out of the pvc during the boil? I know they condensate like mad (I tried one once for about 5 minutes). I will admit their a neat option, I just prefer to let the hops swim free.

passedpawn

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I don't worry about much at all, so no.

I too would prefer to just toss hops into the boil, but my plate chiller would quickly become useless.

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wildwest450

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That's what a hop stopper is for, my friend.

Sawdustguy

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Nothing PVC in my boil. I use the Lil' Sparky paint strainer, hop spider type thingy except I use a Polyester 100 micron water filter bag which is rated to 280*F and add 10% more hops to compensate for loss of hop flavor and aroma. I have had only positive effects from anything leaching from the Polyester during the boil because that extra penis growing from my forehead has come in handy.

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Which hand?

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rianrt

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sawdust,
where did you get those 100 micron bags? i saw on ebay that dudadiesal has some for sale. are they the same ones you have?

Sawdustguy

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Filterbags.com

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which one do you prefer, felt or multifilemnt mesh? which size do you order?

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I just started reading this thread and got a couple of posts into it and read this "I'm no small guy and I gave my sack quite a few good tugs." and I had to stop there because my eyes were watering and couldn't see straight as I was laughing so hard.

I hope your sack is OK!

Still ROFL...

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Was thinking the same thing about this one