Hop blocker alternative

[TheMortReport]

So Im sick of dealing with the hops pellet sludge when moving the boil to the fermenter. The only thing Ive found is the hop blocker, but that is designed for 15+ gallon systems. I cant seem to find anything in the 5 gallon range. Anyone have something for me?

 

[uxo]

Hop bags is what i use. I tie them to the brew kettle handle.

 

[BansheeRider]

So Im sick of dealing with the hops pellet sludge when moving the boil to the fermenter. The only thing Ive found is the hop blocker, but that is designed for 15+ gallon systems. I cant seem to find anything in the 5 gallon range. Anyone have something for me?

Five gallon paint strainer bags from Home Depot is what I use to strain my wort.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Trimaco-5-Gal-Elastic-Top-Strainers-2-Pack-11573-9WF/202061360

 

[runningweird]

hop spider with a 5 gallon paint strainer.

I built mine out of a hose clamp, a wooden dowel rod, and a big pvc coupling thingy. it works very well. I have an electric kettle and have never had any scorching even when the bag has rested on the element.

 

[Glynn]

i attached a 12 " copper pick up tube that hugs the curve of the pot along the bottom and attached a 12 "braided toilet sleeve to that. the sleeve ends up being directly across from the ball valve. i find if whirlpool and let it sit for 30 min then add my wort chiller and cool, the chiller helps keep the sludge in place. the trick is to start out real slow then slowly open it more as it gets closer to the bottom. then as it gets real low i tip the kettle extremely so that all the liquid move toward the sleeve. its not perfect every time and it does take awhile for it to drain.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Five gallon paint strainer bags from Home Depot is what I use to strain my wort.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Trimaco-5-Gal-Elastic-Top-Strainers-2-Pack-11573-9WF/202061360

After cooling I dump mine into the fermenter lined with one of these. Works great and i can use my mash paddle to push the hops away from the mesh and as a result strain out the wort much more quickly.

 

[cageybee]

ok, beginner here...not understanding this problem. I cool the wort with my copper coil thingy and siphon it off using the siphon tube to the carboy. I don't get much trub, but I do get a little. is it that big of a deal? the kits that I assume it's important to control hops closely come with little hops bags....

 

[BansheeRider]

ok, beginner here...not understanding this problem. I cool the wort with my copper coil thingy and siphon it off using the siphon tube to the carboy. I don't get much trub, but I do get a little. is it that big of a deal? the kits that I assume it's important to control hops closely come with little hops bags....

I don't siphon the wort. It's just something else you have to worry about sanitizing. I pour the wort through a paint straining bag. The bag keeps most of the crud out of the fermenter. Technically you don't have to worry about the hops because they will all become part of the yeast cake down the road.

 

[DrunkleJon]

true. and additionally it starts off your aeration

 

[TheMortReport]

I have been leery of using bags for hops. I just have this strange thought in the back of my mind that it doesn't get through the wort as well as it would just rolling through the whole boil.

And as to leaving them in the fermenter to be removed with the yeast cake, cant that add off flavors? Or at least change the hop taste of the beer? I DH a lot, but just something about boiled hops sitting in the trub doesn't sound like it can be good for the beer's flavor