imperialipa
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Last night I made an IIPA. Lots of leaf hops.
I have used a hop spider before but I wanted maximum utilization so I did not.
I'm using a Blichman 15Gal Pot with false bottom (I use it to mash and to boil)
I take the false bottom out after I dump the grains for boiling.
Everytime the downspout gets clogged and I have to man ahndle the thing and pour it into a funnel with a strainer.
Last night I tried whirlpooling with a drill and paint mixer. Got a nice vortex going for about 1 min. Let it settle for about 2 min and opened the downspout to drain.
Yep clogged. SO I had to dump it into a funnel/strainer by lifting the thing up
So aside from using a hop spider what other methods do you guys use that is successful?
Is the whirlpool thing only really useful with pellet hops? Because it did jack squat for me. Unless I did it wrong!
I'm just thinking when I move to 15 gallon batches I can just lift the thing up. I will need a better way to stop the dip tube from getting clogged when I'm draining.
I have used a hop spider before but I wanted maximum utilization so I did not.
I'm using a Blichman 15Gal Pot with false bottom (I use it to mash and to boil)
I take the false bottom out after I dump the grains for boiling.
Everytime the downspout gets clogged and I have to man ahndle the thing and pour it into a funnel with a strainer.
Last night I tried whirlpooling with a drill and paint mixer. Got a nice vortex going for about 1 min. Let it settle for about 2 min and opened the downspout to drain.
Yep clogged. SO I had to dump it into a funnel/strainer by lifting the thing up
So aside from using a hop spider what other methods do you guys use that is successful?
Is the whirlpool thing only really useful with pellet hops? Because it did jack squat for me. Unless I did it wrong!
I'm just thinking when I move to 15 gallon batches I can just lift the thing up. I will need a better way to stop the dip tube from getting clogged when I'm draining.