I've been in the market for an upgrade from my current hop back made from a Stainless steel water filter housing. The big problem with it is it requiers to be purged of air to start the flow of wort through it. It has a screw valve like on a pool filter, so it is messy and a little dangerous, because once the air is purged hot wort sprays ou the valve till it gets closed. Also I can only fit about 4-6 oz of whole hops.
Looking through all the crap I have accumulated over the years, I was looking a an old corny keg that is dented in the rim and cant seat the o-ring on the lid well enough to hold pressure. I thought that It might make a great hop back for 10-20 gallon batches.
Any thoughts on this? experience?
My plan it so put in a false bottom and a dip tube through the side wall for the out, and have an inlet with a short length of ss tubing that will allow for the wort to be poured over the center of the hops in the keg. As well Ill put a valve on the gas in-let of the keg to relive the pressure of the wort coming in to the keg. I fugue I can get at least 1-2lb of whole hops into it.
Looking through all the crap I have accumulated over the years, I was looking a an old corny keg that is dented in the rim and cant seat the o-ring on the lid well enough to hold pressure. I thought that It might make a great hop back for 10-20 gallon batches.
Any thoughts on this? experience?
My plan it so put in a false bottom and a dip tube through the side wall for the out, and have an inlet with a short length of ss tubing that will allow for the wort to be poured over the center of the hops in the keg. As well Ill put a valve on the gas in-let of the keg to relive the pressure of the wort coming in to the keg. I fugue I can get at least 1-2lb of whole hops into it.