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?
can I use this metal "tea bag" for hops? (photo)
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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.
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.
fartingdog
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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Cpt_Kirks
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I use the smaller, $2 ones from Wally World. They work fine in the boil. The smaller mesh holds the pellet bits in pretty good.
You really don't want to put more than a half ounce of pellets in one. The pellets will swell up and fill the tea ball to the point where you get bad utilization if you use more than a half ounce per ball. I have four of them now.
You really don't want to put more than a half ounce of pellets in one. The pellets will swell up and fill the tea ball to the point where you get bad utilization if you use more than a half ounce per ball. I have four of them now.
