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Very nice! I'm getting thirsty already ;-)

Question. Did you soak the brass QD's in vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to remove any surface lead or use as is? My thinking so far is that since these are newer parts (made in the USA) and specifically designed for high temp water they should be OK as is.

RDWHAHB Indeed heh... After a 5 year hiatus from home brewing, I made an imperial IPA yesterday and it worked like a champ. 6.25 oz of pellet hops in the bag. Between the paint strainer bag and the DIY hop stopper screen on the pickup tube (thanks Bobby_M), I had 0 issues. Love it!

So I decided to build a hop strainer using a 5 gallon paint strainer bags as well. But, I'm always a little hesitant to add anything into the kettle that isn't considered "food grade". I was reading the description for the filter bags at: www.filterbags.com and noticed this: "All filter bags...