Hopbag Hanger

I'm new to brewing and have gotten lots of good info from this forum so its time I contribute something. Here is another variation of a hopbag hanger. Hopefully I'm not duplicating something that someone has done already. I've read some of the other posts where galvanized metal was used so thought I'd go with aluminum instead. I got all of this stuff at Lowes.

4" aluminum duct connector
4" worm clamp
coat hook
1 gal paint strainer bag
2 small bolts,nuts and washers

Dude, your pot is way to clean. The inside should be black to have an oxidized layer. What are you cleaning with?

Great hop bag setup. I think I will convert mine to hang the same

Awesome! Thanks I like your build. I was unsure of using pvc and galvenized so had just been clipping to the side, this I will build.

+1 Really like this!!!

Of course I just bought a half dozen muslin bags.

Definitely on the build list.

adrock18t, I've only done 4 brews and clean my kettle immediately after I've put it in the primary. I use perfume free dish soap and soak it for 15 minutes and scrub lightly.

I use three aluminum kettles and all are charcoal colored on the inside which is the oxidized layer. This layer protects your product from the adverse affects of aluminum pot (off flavors and arguably amounts off Alzheimers inducing chemical compounds). Have you boiled just water in your kettle for and hour.

My aluminum kettle is also black. I just rinse with water, scrub with a sponge right after brewing. I have had it for about 8 years now tho.

I just rinse with water and knock of the crusties with a brush, no soap. The boil will kill any nasties, I see no reason for soap.

TexanBrewer said:

I'm new to brewing and have gotten lots of good info from this forum so its time I contribute something. Here is another variation of a hopbag hanger. Hopefully I'm not duplicating something that someone has done already. I've read some of the other posts where galvanized metal was used so thought I'd go with aluminum instead. I got all of this stuff at Lowes.

4" aluminum duct connector
4" worm clamp
coat hook
1 gal paint strainer bag
2 small bolts,nuts and washers

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I think the hop spider is made so the whloe contraption can't fall into the pot. What do you think the risk is of yours being knocked into the kettle? I like the looks of it.

Also, I think I have broken the rules when I uploaded pics in the past. It is ALWAYS important to add your glass of home brew to your pictures. Iam going to do that from now on!

i like the coat hook idea.

copying this idea, building this weekend....thanks!!

Great idea! I wasn't sure about other setups i've seen using PVC, but this looks good. Do you leave it in place for the duration of the boil? The paint strainers are just nylon, right?

Haven't tried this yet, but I mocked up a slightly different solution when I didn't like the price of coat hooks.

I installed S hooks, that I drilled holes for, so that I can still hang the basket, but also get my lid on completely if I wanted too. I have a 10 gallon pot which I plan to only brew 5 gallon batches in.

Here are some pics of the basket neck/ring....







Should work out great and was a little cheaper cost.
Opinions welcome.

good idea e-mursed...between the screws, nuts and washers and the dual hook, this seems like a much cheaper solution.

I have just used binder clips in the past to clip the bag to the side of the pot. I tried clothespins once and they let go almost immediately. Binder clips work really well, though.

I thought Aluminum was bad to just leave in for thefull boil. Doesn't the duct connector fly in the face of that?

Steampunk said:

I thought Aluminum was bad to just leave in for thefull boil. Doesn't the duct connector fly in the face of that?

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some people use aluminum pots dont they?

Nice job! way to contribute to the site with only 3 posts

I'm building one.
I have to do something now that I'm not going to use a screen in the bottom of my new kettle with the fancy diptube.

Thought I would post mine. Don't see why it won't work very well!!

Used mine today and here are the results:

*First addition, I used 1oz. pellet hops - bad idea.
The strainer bag by itself does NOT filter pellet hops.

Second and late edition hops were put into muslin bags as per usual and were well contained.
(The second and late editions were put in the basket too)

Conclusion:
Unless you use a muslin bag - leaf and whole hops should only be used or be expected to be filtered by the strainer bag.

E-Mursed said:

Used mine today and here are the results:

*First addition, I used 1oz. pellet hops - bad idea.
The strainer bag by itself does NOT filter pellet hops.

Second and late edition hops were put into muslin bags as per usual and were well contained.
(The second and late editions were put in the basket too)

Conclusion:
Unless you use a muslin bag - leaf and whole hops should only be used or be expected to be filtered by the strainer bag.

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Weird, I've never heard of anyone with the hop spider complaining about issues with pellet hops. Are there different variations of paint strainers?

turkeyjerky214 said:

Weird, I've never heard of anyone with the hop spider complaining about issues with pellet hops. Are there different variations of paint strainers?

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yeah, this sounds off to me. This strainer bag is about the same material as my normal hop bag. I use pellet hops and I don't think I'll have a problem with the paint strainer on mine.

Just telling you what happened today.

I bought the same bags suggested by the OP.
Will be trying again in a few weeks and see how it works out then.

what exactly happened?

Put the hanger in at the start.
Came to boil.
Added my first edition hops.
Within 15 minutes, I started having hop particles in the boil foam.
This kept happening as I skimmed the foam.

Here is a picture during my boil before second addition.



Best I can figure is that the seam of the heat duct tube was submerged and exposed above where the bag was secured and may have let some of the pellitized hops to escape that way.

hmmm...thanks for sharing. ill be sure to post my results

I'm the original poster and got to try it out last weekend with two 5-gal batches. It worked perfect, not a bit of the pelletized hops got out of the bag. I have a 36qt kettle so the boil doesnt even get close to the top of the hop bag. Used bittering, flavor and aroma hops for the Belgian White and the Miami Weiss that I brewed. The coat hook was secure the entire boil and not worried about the aluminum as my kettle is aluminum. Way too many other things to worry about than alzheimers. More concerned about my liver after taking up this hobby. I did get a new 3-piece ball valve after talking to a friend who had to dump two all grain batches due to crud in his one piece valve.