Hop Bags for Boil, Clogging with Break Material

[stever1000]

What kind of pump are you running?

I've never clogged the pump, only once did I have a muslin bag get sucked into the diptube but just used the mash paddle to move it out of the way.

I could be wrong but I think you'd only be able to clog a pump with whole hops. The inlet/outlet on the pumps are pretty wide openings.

Clogging a wort chiller is much easier to do!

I use the tan 24v ebay pumps...the output passage of the impeller is small prior to widening to 1/2" male pipe fitting, so if enough pellet particles get through it packs the passage full and stops the flow

 

[dallasdb]

Gotcha. I was going to say I don't think it would be possible to clog my march pump even if I threw hop pellets straight into the wort.

I'm not familiar with the ebay pumps but can see your concern if you have a smaller passage. I imagined cholesterol clogging arteries after I read your reply!

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Anyone just considered using their BiaB bag and toss all the hop additions in that? Obviously have to empty the grains and give it a rinse first but the shear volume should make it impossible to clog. You can even hang it over the kettle to drain while you are chilling.

Personally never had this issue so just throwing it out there...

 

[stever1000]

Anyone just considered using their BiaB bag and toss all the hop additions in that? Obviously have to empty the grains and give it a rinse first but the shear volume should make it impossible to clog. You can even hang it over the kettle to drain while you are chilling.

Personally never had this issue so just throwing it out there...

I have tried this and it doesn't work (at least for me) the voile clogs with break material and hop particles

 

[Morrey]

I use an Arbor Fab 300 micron screen hop basket. It will take a few minutes to drain but I simply hook it to my BIAB hoist pulley and it takes maybe 10 minutes to drain while I am cleaning up or something similar. I have a 6" diameter basket but they make ones even bigger depending on the amount of hops you typically use.

 

[stever1000]

I tried the hop socks today but also the voile in case the particles make their way through the muslin. I collected about a cup or two of hop particles that escaped the muslin. And the voile clogged again due to the hop particles and wort material

Back to the drawing board...

 

[dallasdb]

Combine the muslin with a bazooka tube like I said earlier in the thread. I think you'd take care of 95% of your concern.

 

[stever1000]

Combine the muslin with a bazooka tube like I said earlier in the thread. I think you'd take care of 95% of your concern.

I'm still working on making a bazooka but I agree with you

 

[dallasdb]

Dude I wouldn't even hassle with making one when they're $10 on www.ritebrew.com

 

[petrolSpice]

Combine the muslin with a bazooka tube like I said earlier in the thread. I think you'd take care of 95% of your concern.

The bazooka tubes looks like they have an even coarser mesh than the muslin bags. But I've never seen one in person.

 

[dallasdb]

The bazooka tubes looks like they have an even coarser mesh than the muslin bags. But I've never seen one in person.

You'd be surprised what they filter. I've clogged a bazooka tube with hop pellets when I ran out of muslin bags.