Inodoro_Pereyra said:Very nice indeed.
But shouldn't this thread be in the DIY section?
Duh! Man, didn't even think about that. Any mods care to move it?
Glad you guys enjoyed the video, took me all of 10 minutes to complete the build. I'll be brewing next weekend, we'll see how it works.
Jbrookiv, have you had any issues with the hop spider gathering steam condensation and dripping DMS back into the kettle?
Really??? You guys are worried about DMS from this thing?
JonW said:Really??? You guys are worried about DMS from this thing?
Cool device I guess. Neat idea. But, why not just put the hops in a bag, tie it shut, and toss it into the wort? I have four smaller 4x5" bags just for this.
Anyway I may just make one to say I have one!:cross:
Cool device I guess. Neat idea. But, why not just put the hops in a bag, tie it shut, and toss it into the wort? I have four smaller 4x5" bags just for this.
Anyway I may just make one to say I have one!:cross:
i've got the exact same set-up and it does gather steam and does drip back into bk.
What kind of bags do you all use? I made one of these and used it for the first time last brew and used a paint strainer bag and was surprised when I went to lift it out of the wort at the end of the boil that it was clogged up by the hops and took FOREVER to drain.
i'm thinking this thing won't work too well doing ~7 gallon boils in a 10 gallon blichmann boilermaker. Don't think the bag will reach far enough into the wort.
I've really been doing a lot of research on what the best method of pellet separation is. I normally never cared, but now I'm using a plate chiller. I have been working with a screen lined basket that I can mash grain and boil hops in. The trick is to find the right mesh size.
One low tech method I just thought of to make the hop spider better; add a ring at the bottom or some kind of large drop in SS frame to the inside. It'd keep the "softball effect" at a minimum, allowing the hops to swim a bit better....and the bag would still retain its filtration abilities.
<snip> It'd keep the "softball effect" at a minimum, allowing the hops to swim a bit better....
Someone here did exactly that.
Once, I turned on my pump and kept a steady flow of boiling wort returning INTO the bag. That was sorta cool. Can't say anything changed though.
FWIW, I've used this thing a ton. If there is a utilization issue, I must be unconsciously tweeking my recipes to accommodate. My beer turns out exactly like I want it. If anything, I tend to get more hop bitterness & flavor than was intended.
I never thought the spider created a "softball effect". With the boiling action in the kettle I thought the hops kept free swimming pretty good.
Depends on how much hops you use. Once the first few ounces go in, I have serious doubts that the subsequent additions get used to the same potential as open wort. I will say this....the paint strainers are better than the small hop bags.
I do ~12 gallon boils in a 20G Boilermaker with one of these and it comes almost to the bottom of the kettle. I usually throw an SS elbow or something in there to keep it down by the bottom.
The 5 gal paint strainer bags are pretty good sized.
Time-Travelers said:Nice job with the video! You mentioned installing a ball valve and dip tube, got a video for that too? (searched, but can't seem to find one...)
Thanks!
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