Morrey
Well-Known Member
This weekend I made a NEIPA using 7 ounces of hops between FWH, FO and WP. Using a 300 micron 6"x14" hop basket, I stationed the basket in front of the WP outlet. I noted early on the hops just seemed like they were sitting there w/o much movement in the basket. I moved the basket up and down with little or no draining. I moved the basket into the center of the kettle basically trying everything I could. Seems 7oz of pellet hops may be too much for the 300 micron basket. Draining took forever and still had a cup or two of undrained hop trub in the basket.
For my next NEIPA I need to make changes. Is 400 micron a better choice? (one HBT member says 400 works for him) Is 8" diameter a better choice? How would a Wilser hop bag clipped to the kettle side work? I hope to get this solved so I don't sit there on brew day experimenting. Thanks!
For my next NEIPA I need to make changes. Is 400 micron a better choice? (one HBT member says 400 works for him) Is 8" diameter a better choice? How would a Wilser hop bag clipped to the kettle side work? I hope to get this solved so I don't sit there on brew day experimenting. Thanks!