BudgetBrewer
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Just wondered what others with similar equipment are doing to eliminate hops, cold / hot break etc from leaving the boil kettle.
Using keggles, chugger pumps, and a plate chiller. Last addition was the trub buster.. a SS mesh filter on the pickup tube. It seems anything more than a couple ounces of hops clogs that screen up bad. It can take an hour to get your wort into the fermenter. Ive recently picked up some hop socks.. i plan on using them with a frame (Hop Spyder) positioned directly over and centered on the boil kettle. Basically a 28 inch sock you pour hop additions into. A SS washer in the bottom for weight... Im worried about hop utilization. Do I need to up the hop additions? That is by far the most frusterating part of the brew day. Trying to fix it. Thx for any help, experiences...
Using keggles, chugger pumps, and a plate chiller. Last addition was the trub buster.. a SS mesh filter on the pickup tube. It seems anything more than a couple ounces of hops clogs that screen up bad. It can take an hour to get your wort into the fermenter. Ive recently picked up some hop socks.. i plan on using them with a frame (Hop Spyder) positioned directly over and centered on the boil kettle. Basically a 28 inch sock you pour hop additions into. A SS washer in the bottom for weight... Im worried about hop utilization. Do I need to up the hop additions? That is by far the most frusterating part of the brew day. Trying to fix it. Thx for any help, experiences...