Bottling disaster

[Mothman]

Thanks Baja, yeah, it was you that said you didn't see great success with "hop socks".

Just not sure what constitutes a hop sock vs. a bag.... I've seen bags advertised as hop bags that renage from muslin, to cheesecloth, to nylon or polyester mesh.

When you say you use "regular hop bags", what does that mean?

Something like this? https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Fine_Nylon_Bag_8_x_6_p/f-nylon-bag-8-6.htm

Or something like this: https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Hop_addition_Muslin_Steeping_bag_p/3x5-muslin-hop-addition-bag.htm

 

[bajaedition]

the 8 by 6 bag does not have a draw string but you can do something about that. the other one is to small, pellet hops expand a lot.

the socks are like these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6LGZ8/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

they release so much as they are stretchy and the hole stretch open

 

[Mothman]

Thanks Baja. I wasn't specifically meaning to ask about the bag size, just the nylon vs muslin.

 

[bajaedition]

I would go with the nylon, the muslin brings up issues of the weave opening up, muslin is a looser weave.


look at it like this, if you want good sheets for your bed you get a percale, if you want to save money it is a muslin as the thread count is so much lower

 

[Mothman]

Thank you, sir.