Dry hop

[Miguel Dlm]

Hi everyone, any idea of what I can use in order to weight the hop bag down the bucket ? Unfortunately I do not have marbles or whiskey stones

 

[ChiknNutz]

Stainless steel nuts/bolts

 

[iamninjabob]

I've used a butter knife before with success.

 

[firerat]

I had 2 shot glasses that had pictures of hops on them that I used solely for this purpose.

 

[Dgallo]

Shot glass or anything stainless. If your system/process allows, just ditch the bag and get the better extraction

 

[iamninjabob]

Yeah I will have to agree with Dgallo on that one. Dealing with loose hops is totally worth the extra flavor contribution. I use a bouncer/in-line filter I picked up off amazon super handy for a heavy dry hopped beer.

 

[Jag75]

I use stainless washer tied to the draw string. It keeps the hops off the bottom.

 

[Miguel Dlm]

Thanks for all the suggestions! for now my system is pretty basic, that is why i'm sticking with the bags for now in the course of time I would totally like to slowly upgrade it though

 

[harrower]

Glass Marbles

 

[Jag75]

Thanks for all the suggestions! for now my system is pretty basic, that is why i'm sticking with the bags for now in the course of time I would totally like to slowly upgrade it though

I have a Spike Cf5 , a diy chiller and still bag my hops in the fermenter. I had a terrible experience once , so I just add a few extra pellets and have zero issues .

 

[JSmetalcraft]

1/2" SS pipe coupler. But I find the bag will still float to the top after a day when more then an once or two is used. Ran into issues with dumping them in because I closed transfer by gravity into the keg. The ball lock gets plugged up.

 

[bobtheUKbrewer2]

I use ten gold sovereigns....

 

[FleEsq]

I like to use large uncut diamonds. They give a "richness" flavor to the beer that you just cant get from lesser stones.

Sorry couldn't help it.

 

[Zymurologist]

I like to use large uncut diamonds. They give a "richness" flavor to the beer that you just cant get from lesser stones.

Sorry couldn't help it.

Using the cut diamonds will add a "refined richness" that your brews may be missing.

 

[VikeMan]

Hi everyone, any idea of what I can use in order to weight the hop bag down the bucket ?

You could use a "bag" that's naturally weighted, something like this:

 

[ajm163]

stainless steel washers. you can get them from home depot cheap

 

[Brews and Blues]

You could use a "bag" that's naturally weighted, something like this:

I was literally looking at these online. Anyone have experience with them? Like or dislike? This is probably my next purchase

 

[firerat]

I was literally looking at these online. Anyone have experience with them? Like or dislike? This is probably my next purchase

I had one until I squashed it being a dummy.

It does what it is designed to do. The cap on mine could be abear to take off sometimes but other than that it worked.

 

[VikeMan]

I was literally looking at these online. Anyone have experience with them? Like or dislike? This is probably my next purchase

I use them. As long as you don't put too much (pellet) hops in them, they are great. Otherwise, the pellets swell into a solid mass bounded by the sides of the cage. I sometimes use two cages at a time and split the hops between them.

 

[Brews and Blues]

I use them. As long as you don't put too much (pellet) hops in them, they are great. Otherwise, the pellets swell into a solid mass bounded by the sides of the cage. I sometimes use two cages at a time and split the hops between them.

So do you stick to fresh then? Or just watch how much I use if I go the pellet route?

 

[VikeMan]

So do you stick to fresh then? Or just watch how much I use if I go the pellet route?

No, I use pellets. And I try not to use too much in a single cage.