Better Stainless Hop Spider

I started with a 2qt Stainless Dog Pail.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...1csegpl&ref=6111&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525349998



I cut off the bottom with an angle grinder.



Cut slits to bend tabs for holding the clamp in place.



Attached Stainless Steel Eye Bolts to form the legs of the spider!
http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Sta...m=Product Search&utm_campaign=Google Products



Use a 6" stainless worm clamp to secure a Nylon Paint Strainer Bag and I'm done!

Not the cheapest build, but it's solid as a rock!

I like it, my PVC one is starting to warp and the worm clamp keeps coming loose during the boil. Would be nice to upgrade to something better.

My wife used to use the dog pail for our dogs, but she stopped using it years ago. When I spied it recently, the shiny stainless steel got my mind working and the concept of using it for a hop spider was born! My wife said, take it!

FirstStateBrewer said:

My wife used to use the dog pail for our dogs

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Is your next beer going to be named Purina puppy porter??

TravisT said:

Is your next beer going to be named Purina puppy porter??

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Dog Slobber Stout... :cross:

"Pitty" Pit Bull IPA sounds much better Great build! I just found our old SS dog pail, it's getting cut tomorrow!!

PuckeredPenguin said:

"Pitty" Pit Bull IPA sounds much better Great build! I just found our old SS dog pail, it's getting cut tomorrow!!

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LOL! There's going to be a lot of thirsty dogs!

i think "thirsty dog" us already taken! copyright!...

can you still buy the buckets?
i like it!

crazyseany said:

can you still buy the buckets?

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Sure. Just search on "Stainless Steel Pail". Make sure you don't get a "flat sided" one, unless you want an odd-shaped hop spider. LOL!

I too got tired of the plastic spider so I ended up buying some cheese molds from Ulmers Dairy Supply (in Wisky) and welded then together with a cap.

Results to date are fantastic. Originally designed for whole hops, I also use if for pellets. Sometimes I put the strainer bag inside the chute, sometimes not. Amazingly, the holes trap the bulk of the hop matter even without the nylon.

Combined with the Brewers Hardware hop strainer there's very little that ever gets to the fermentor. Cleanup is a breeze without the strainer bag.

Brew On!

I wish I could weld!

FirstStateBrewer said:

I wish I could weld!

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My welding skills are horrible, however my grinding skills are improving.

Landshark67 said:

...my grinding skills are improving.

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TMI

Am I the only one surprised that Blichmann has not released a product like this. Sure they had the hop blocker but that thing is mediocre at best. HBT is such a great source for keep it simple stuff like this. Cheers