Stainless braid as dip tube in BK

[TipsySaint]

I have a flat bottom kettle and it seems i'm always waging a war with getting the last of my wort out and either not clogging my dip tube with hops or trying to find a way to filter them out.

Towards that end, I was wondering if anyone had ever used a stainless braid as a dip tube extension/filter in their BK?

Thanks!

 

[Hamaki]

A dip tube will siphon to the highest point at which air an enter the siphon. Braid will not work as a dip tube because it is not airtight but it could be slipped over your tube it to help screen out solids if clogging rather than breaking siphon is the problem.

 

[TipsySaint]

ok good to know that i could be used as a screen. I'm having an issue both screening and not leaving behind a half gallon or so of wort...

 

[wilserbrewer]

A braid will clog quickly with trub and pellet hop debris. It might - maybe work with whole cone hops to help filter. Most kettle screens have much more surface area than a braid.