Hop Basket

[brewfarmDan]

Last brew I went to a 1/2" ID hose to drain from the Kettle to Fermenter faster. Worked great till the bazooka tube screen plugged up. Found these 3" diameter Stainless Steel "NORPRO Tea Infusers" for $5.50 each at the True Value kitchen section. I will be adding hops in these and it should solve the problem. Will also use for dry hop in the fermenter. They have a short chain. Picture is not too good

 

[helterscelter]

Last brew I went to a 1/2" ID hose to drain from the Kettle to Fermenter faster. Worked great till the bazooka tube screen plugged up. Found these 3" diameter Stainless Steel "NORPRO Tea Infusers" for $5.50 each at the True Value kitchen section. I will be adding hops in these and it should solve the problem. Will also use for dry hop in the fermenter. They have a short chain. Picture is not too good

I wonder if all parts of this are really stainless (and what grade). I've seen several in the past where the ball/mesh was stainless, but the chain and hinge/pins were not.

definitely interested to see how these work for you. How many OZ of hops (pellet I assume) will fit in a 3" ball? (I'm so tired of using hop-bags)

 

[dirkomatic]

Haven't used them, but those who have say that the 3 inch balls are only good for about a half ounce of pellet hops. Any more and the center stays dry while those on the outside expand

 

[brewfarmDan]

The package says Stainless but it also says China so who knows for sure. I thought the 3" would hold a lot of Hops but didn't consider the swelling keeping the center dry. I guess I need to use them for small additions first to see how it goes

 

[m00ps]

yeah I wouldnt put more than an ounce in each of those. I usually use large muslin grain bags for anythign remotely hoppy since I need to be able to add up to 4oz at a time and have the necessary space for them to float around

 

[brewfarmDan]

My next beer has some small additions late so I will use it for that as a test and let you know what happens

 

[brewfarmDan]

Well I used them on a late addition about 1.1 Oz each in 2 of them (almost filled 1/2) 5 minutes before the end of the boil. it swelled to fill the whole 3" ball but all the hops were wet and looked like a 3" ball. 1 Oz is about max. Need to find something else.

 

[BrunDog]

Use a bag.

-BD

 

[brewfarmDan]

Use a bag.

-BD

Thats what I did yesterday but I would rather have a SS screen with a weighted bottom. Best case is just under 1.5" dia so I can drop it thru my fermenter lid vent for dry hopping with out removing the lid.

 

[SteelManCM]

This is a pretty cool idea:

http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/brewingfilters.php#betterbottledryhopper

300 micron Stainless Steel mesh

 

[helterscelter]

This is a pretty cool idea:

http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/brewingfilters.php#betterbottledryhopper

300 micron Stainless Steel mesh

I wonder how much volume that has as compared to the stainless mesh balls from the OP

 

[SteelManCM]

11 cubic inches

 

[helterscelter]

11 cubic inches

a 3 in diameter ball has 14.13 cubic inches.

 

[SteelManCM]

Well, there you go...