I've got to get my hopstopper built this week. I've got some SS mesh from McMaster, 12"x24". Ballpark, what are the dimensions of a properly-sized hopstopper? Should I plan on making it pretty much as big as possible, use all my material up?
the_bird said:How fine a mesh is yours? The material I got is a bit finer than I expected (so I'm thinking of erring on the "big" side).
the_bird said:I'm not going to sew it; I have enough to spare where I'll fold it over on top of itself a couple times and crimp it down. Maybe I'll figure out a way of holding the crimp down in a few places (maybe drill a hold and use some small SS bolts), but sewing it up seems like such a PITA. Then again, I haven't started working it yet, so I don't know how well the crimp will hold, or if it's going to want to revert to its flat state.
evanmars said:You can probably use the bend in the dip tube to create the third dimension.
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Jester4176 said:And is there a DIY on how to attach the screen to the dip tube so there won't be any hops bypassing the screen?
the_bird said:My plan is to cut a small slit in the screen where I want the dip tube to enter, insert the tube into the screen, and hose clamp it in place. If I do the cut right and get the clamp tight enough, I should be able to get enough of the screen under the clamp so that there is no gap.
olllllo said:Definately make a paper version and experiment with tabs that will be clamped to the tube.
Bobby_M said:Dude, I don't know that that's entirely true. It only rises as high as the dip tube so the IC would just have to stick up a little higher. Either way, I have a CFC so I wasn't planning on using the IC anymore.
Come on Dude, cough it up. Why cant we use hopstoppers and immersion chillers. I am trying to decide between doing whirlpool/diverter plate and making a hopstopper. Does the cold break clog it up?Dude said:Okay...wait and see.
fifelee said:Come on Dude, cough it up. Why cant we use hopstoppers and immersion chillers. I am trying to decide between doing whirlpool/diverter plate and making a hopstopper. Does the cold break clog it up?
Bobby_M said:I certainly didn't build a keggle to continue brewing extract but it's a valid point (except that even now I clip my grain bag to the side of the pot so it sits off the bottom). There's really no way of getting around a dip tube in a keggle anyway unless you siphon out. So, in that case you can IC cool, whirlpool and siphon out or you go with a bulkhead, siphon tube, hop stopper, and CFC or plate chiller. Two different ways to skin a cat.
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