hop bag hanger

[aragornss]

In case anyone cares, I just use multiple bags and do a double loop over my kettle handle. I have one bag for each addition. They are just kind of on a leash circulating around in the boil. I have had as many as 6 in the boil and they don't get tangled or anything.

Here is what it looks like after I've drained my boil kettle. I realize you can't see the handles in this picture, but I'm sure you can imagine how I'd double back the drawstring to keep them in place. In the picture, the bags are actually full of whole hops. They looks a lot less stuffed when I use pellets!

Hi! Do you use muslin or nylon bags? The last one doens't melt touching the pot?

Thanks!

 

[resslerk]

Hi! Do you use muslin or nylon bags? The last one doens't melt touching the pot?

Thanks!

I use nylon bags. They do not melt. The melting point of nylon is between 373 and 663 F. In my setup I have a stainless screen that stops the bags from coming in contact with the heating element and I actually had someone comment that it isn't necessary. The bags can come in direct contact with the element and not melt, but I haven't tried that.

 

[orangehero]

Mine did not melt in direct contact with an element. I used old curtains to make mine.

 

[DrBrewDC]

Sorry to bump an old thread... however, I have not seen anyone address the following:

Besides the difficulty of cleaning the cotton bag, are there any other down sides? The one thing I am thinking is absorption. Is there any threat of the fiber bags absorbing some of the oils? In support of natural fibers like cotton or hemp, it seems that they would last much longer.?.?

Any thoughts?

 

[kjones]

personally i would buy the nylon paint strainer bags from lowe's or HD. They come in two packs and are inexpensive and can be used over and over. But, one suggestion would be to NOT use pvc for the mount. I started out using pvc from this thread but it does not work well the heat deforms it. and actually one of the last times i used it the bag fell off of it all together when i lifted it to put my chiller in. The one i use now is made out of a 4 inch long by 4 inch diameter ss coupling and it is nice way better than pvc.

 

[logdrum]

I switched to a wooden embroidery hoop for exactly this reason. Who wants melting plastic in their beer?

 

[Artemisag]

So I don't have to worry about nylon touching the immersion chiller? Iogdrum, how big of a hoop did you use and how do you hang it from the keg? Pictures would be awesome!

 

[heckels]

There's a thread on here where a guy took a stainless steel drain trap and used that instead of a pvc reducer coupling. They're all of 5 bucks at menards.