petrolSpice
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I like using a bag to hold the hops in the boil especially for big IIPA's where there can be up to a pound of hops in the boil alone. This translates into a significant volume of trub and lost beer. However, I have tried both Wilserbrewer and Home Depot paint strainer bags and both seem to get clogged quickly with break material. This seems to prevent any wort from passing through the bag, which I cant help but think affects hop utilization.
It would be ideal to have a bag that holds 90% of hop pellet material but allows wort and break material to pass through. Does anyone use a non-typical (i.e. paint strainer) bag to hold hops in the boil?
There are some options on McMaster and they come in various micron mesh sizes from 100-1000. I was told the Wilser bags are around 300 micron, and the paint strainer bags seems coarser. I think 600 micron might be a good place to start.
Example: https://www.mcmaster.com/#51705k511/=14zc8q4
It would be ideal to have a bag that holds 90% of hop pellet material but allows wort and break material to pass through. Does anyone use a non-typical (i.e. paint strainer) bag to hold hops in the boil?
There are some options on McMaster and they come in various micron mesh sizes from 100-1000. I was told the Wilser bags are around 300 micron, and the paint strainer bags seems coarser. I think 600 micron might be a good place to start.
Example: https://www.mcmaster.com/#51705k511/=14zc8q4