I really enjoy moving to BIAB from extract and I feel I have made great strides in my home brewing adventure to date! I mainly brew IPAs and Pale Ales, so hops are my friend and I use them often. Well maybe not as often as I would like since I still have over 7 pounds in my chest freezer. Anyhow back to my questions...
I am interested in purchasing a false bottom for my keggle. My thoughts were it would help keep the hop particles from getting stuck in my ball valve. Is this correct? I'm sure some will make it's way through, but I thought a false bottom would really help prevent clogging and minimize the amount of hop particles that make it into the fermenter. I know it will help with the whole cone hops I use for sure.
The other benefit I see is it would keep my Wilser BIAB off the bottom, so I could heat up the kettle if needed. Is this correct? Would it prevent me from burning my bag? I would pull some of the water from the bottom and pour it back over the top to help circulate the water since the water on the bottom would heat up much faster.
Lastly, does anyone have the PICO False Bottom from Adventures in Home Brewing? If so, does it sit above your drain valve in your keggle? I have drain valve installed at the lowest point on the side of the kettle before the bottom curves in. I like that it sits higher from the bottom, for I hope it clears my drain valve. I would like to not have to bother installing a pickup tube if possible.
Thanks in advance everyone!
I am interested in purchasing a false bottom for my keggle. My thoughts were it would help keep the hop particles from getting stuck in my ball valve. Is this correct? I'm sure some will make it's way through, but I thought a false bottom would really help prevent clogging and minimize the amount of hop particles that make it into the fermenter. I know it will help with the whole cone hops I use for sure.
The other benefit I see is it would keep my Wilser BIAB off the bottom, so I could heat up the kettle if needed. Is this correct? Would it prevent me from burning my bag? I would pull some of the water from the bottom and pour it back over the top to help circulate the water since the water on the bottom would heat up much faster.
Lastly, does anyone have the PICO False Bottom from Adventures in Home Brewing? If so, does it sit above your drain valve in your keggle? I have drain valve installed at the lowest point on the side of the kettle before the bottom curves in. I like that it sits higher from the bottom, for I hope it clears my drain valve. I would like to not have to bother installing a pickup tube if possible.
Thanks in advance everyone!