Mash tun as hop back

[pcampo]

Anyone tried or thought of using their stainless steel keggle mash tun as a hop back and/or whirlpool tun instead of building or buying a whole new hop back?

My only concern is that it would be too big to efficiently work as a hopback since most hop backs I see on the market are around 3 liters or smaller, compared to my 15.5 gallon sanke keg.

Any thoughts?

 

[beerbeer95648]

Depends on how exactly you use it. If you are running it at partial capacity in line on the way to the chiller then I dont see why it wouldnt work. I spent quite a few years at a brewery where we used a massive hop strainer as a hopback. It was essentially a lauter tun. I know of quite a few pro brewers that use their lauter tun as a hopback occasionally, especially when doing wet hop beers. Just a pain to have to rush to clean it out well prior to use as a hopback.

But if you are just emptying the kettle to the lauter tun completely before chilling, then you might as well just do a hopstand right in the kettle.

 

[pcampo]

Ya I Think im going to go that route, to just use my Mash tun as a hopback and whirlpool tun. That way I have less equipment lying around.