If the main complaint about hop filters during boil is lowered utilization compared to letting the hops roam free, then has anyone tried adding a filter at the end of the boil? You would need a pump but if you added a filter at the end and then pumped the wort into the filter, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? I would assume any kind of hop filter would work - either stainless steel mesh or a typical hop spider with a bag.
I assume this won't work because I can't recall anyone mentioning it before. If it did work it seems like a decent way to protect a plate chiller.
I assume this won't work because I can't recall anyone mentioning it before. If it did work it seems like a decent way to protect a plate chiller.