I have two of them in my secondaries down stairs right now.shlap said:Has anyone used a paint strainer bag (not sure what their official name is) as a hop bag during boil? I'm pretty sure it would work by I want to make sure the bag doesn't melt...
BierMuncher said:I have two of them in my secondaries down stairs right now.
They make great hop bags, in the fermenter or in the boil pot. You just need to pick up some kitchen twine to tie them off.
Okay...if you insist:Beerrific said:Made of nylon. Won't melt unless your boil is boil is at like 375F.
Also, if you get the 5 gallon ones, they fit over immersion coolers perfectly...that was BierMuncher's idea (he has pictures). I will be using this again tomorrow, works great to capture cold break.
Wow, that's a big difference... so forgive my ignorance but how does capturing the cold break affect the flavor?
Has anyone used a paint strainer bag (not sure what their official name is) as a hop bag during boil? I'm pretty sure it would work by I want to make sure the bag doesn't melt...
The Chiller Filter
I keep mine suspended slightly off the bottom of the pot by paper-clipping the bag to the rim of the pot.
I honestly don't know if letting it rest on the bottom is bad or not, but I didn't want to ruin a batch to find out.
Do you use an immersion chiller? Trying to think how I'd suspend the bag with the chiller in the kettle for 10-15 minutes.
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