Weighing down dry hop bag

[Golddiggie]

I use a stainless steel mounting bracket that came with my therminator. But on my last batch a ton of hop particles escaped through the tiny hole where the hop bag ties closed.

I would tie it off with some sanitized butchers twine before placing into the fermenter... That's just my take on it... Reduces the chance of something like that happening, or happening again.

 

[weirdboy]

I would tie it off with some sanitized butchers twine before placing into the fermenter... That's just my take on it... Reduces the chance of something like that happening, or happening again.

It WAS tied off. But there was still a little tiny hole there where the material bunched up.

 

[Golddiggie]

It WAS tied off. But there was still a little tiny hole there where the material bunched up.

Not talking about just the draw string that the bag has already. Talking about tying with butchers twine, below where it's closed via the draw string... IF you tied that way, I can't see there being any gap for anything to get through... Use surgeon's knots to make sure they don't come lose on their own...

 

[payton34]

if you ferment in a bucket a shot glass works. thats what i use in the boil. it is plenty heavy and it is easy to clean, just pop it in the dishwasher

 

[RogueGoose85]

I dry hopped for the first time last night. I just tossed the pellets in freely. From what Ive read here (and teh dozens of other threads about this topic), seems like the thing to do. Ill use a filter on the nozzle once i syphon.

 

[BigSumpin]

H.D. sells stainless steel chain link by the foot...works great for the 18 in. nylon dry-hop bags. I like whole hops.
Just run it the legnth of the bag , tie the bag towards the top of the chain then use fish line/string to tie to the outside of the carboy neck.

After sanitizing it all, of course.

 

[ArcticBrewer]

After hearing a few horror stories of various metal items rusting, I usually just toss a (sanitized) shot glass in and seems to do the job.

 

[Brewcycle69]

Last couple of times I dry hopped I had 10 of the very strong magnets, I put 5 in a baggie in with my hops, the other 5 I used on the outside of my plastic fermentation bucket. The attraction was strong enough I could use the outside magnets to slowly pull the hop bag to the bottom of the fermenter and keep it there. After a couple of days I was able to move the hop bag around in the bucket; not sure that made any difference just wanted to see if the magnetic attraction was strong enough to do it. Not sure this would work for anything other than a plastic bucket but it keep my hops submerged in my fermenter.

 

[BigSumpin]

Was your finished brew very attractive ?

 

[azscoob]

Last couple of times I dry hopped I had 10 of the very strong magnets, I put 5 in a baggie in with my hops, the other 5 I used on the outside of my plastic fermentation bucket. The attraction was strong enough I could use the outside magnets to slowly pull the hop bag to the bottom of the fermenter and keep it there. After a couple of days I was able to move the hop bag around in the bucket; not sure that made any difference just wanted to see if the magnetic attraction was strong enough to do it. Not sure this would work for anything other than a plastic bucket but it keep my hops submerged in my fermenter.

Was your finished brew very attractive ?

Ha!!!!

 

[m3n00b]

I don't use metal. I always use glass marbles.

 

[fmr_army]

...but what happens if you lose your marbles?

Sorry - tried to resist, but my inner two-year-old insisted on being silly.

 

[Brewdiction]

I use those glass marbles that people use in vases. My wife has a bunch lying around, so I scoop up a handful, sanitize 'em, and throw them in with the hops.

I do the same thing. Wife was throwing them away with old vases so now I have 100s and don't care if I forget to remove them. Probably a few in the compost right now!

 

[dcbw]

I just use some left over fittings from my brew build, like nipples and washers and stuff. Just gotta be careful you don't trash them if you don't feel like cleaning the hop sack

 

[SilverZero]

I do the same thing. Wife was throwing them away with old vases so now I have 100s and don't care if I forget to remove them. Probably a few in the compost right now!

I finally got smart and put the marbles in a grain bag that then goes inside of another bag with the hops. Now I just pull out the marble bag and dump the hops.

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[LabRatBrewer]

Last couple of times I dry hopped I had 10 of the very strong magnets, I put 5 in a baggie in with my hops, the other 5 I used on the outside of my plastic fermentation bucket. The attraction was strong enough I could use the outside magnets to slowly pull the hop bag to the bottom of the fermenter and keep it there. After a couple of days I was able to move the hop bag around in the bucket; not sure that made any difference just wanted to see if the magnetic attraction was strong enough to do it. Not sure this would work for anything other than a plastic bucket but it keep my hops submerged in my fermenter.

Polar brew?

 

[atoughram]

Hmm... A Shot glass, I hadnt thought about that... I use sanitized marbles.

 

[ny101]

I got a little extravagant and bought 2 316 stainless steel 1/2 inch ball bearings. Super easy to sanitize, a bit expensive, but really effective!

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I got a little extravagant and bought 2 316 stainless steel 1/2 inch ball bearings. Super easy to sanitize, a bit expensive, but really effective!

How funny, I just bought some of these from ebay. Not terrible expensive. More than glass marbles I guess. But they seem cool.

 

[diS]

I use shooter glass, my kid doesn't give me marbles..