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Title: Hop strainers?
Post by: pk on April 21, 2013, 08:45:05 PM
Hi,
Any pointers to homemade hop strainers?
Thanks
Paul
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 21, 2013, 08:47:32 PM
for wat is it dry hopping keg or modifying kits?
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: pk on April 21, 2013, 09:01:39 PM
Hi,
Just started extract brewing and I've a stainless steel boiler. The hops are clogging up the tap after cooling and transferring to the fermenter. I was going to just buy one but maybe I can rig something up?
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 21, 2013, 09:48:08 PM
u just need a hop muslin bag. U get about 10 of dem for a fiver in homebrew shops.

u can tie de bag wit some string or a small cable tie.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: LordEoin on April 22, 2013, 04:30:36 AM
yeah, you can buy them single for about 60cent each too :)
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: johnrm on April 22, 2013, 07:20:29 AM
Once upon a time there was a chap going by EoinMag  who made the most wonderiffic  bags,  but I'm not sure where he is these days.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: Jacob on April 22, 2013, 09:24:48 AM
Quote from: johnrm on April 22, 2013, 07:20:29 AM
Once upon a time there was a chap going by EoinMag  who made the most wonderiffic  bags,  but I'm not sure where he is these days.
He's still with us, but his business is closed at the moment.
Details available HERE (http://custombiab.blogspot.ie/)
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 22, 2013, 09:50:48 AM
ye I have a few t-balls for sale, ill bring a few for sale bits to lucan meet. I find dem excellent for dry hoppin cornies as dey sit bside de beer out pipe,  but for boiling malt & hops de bags I prefer.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: Jacob on April 22, 2013, 10:05:16 AM
Got two large t-balls from China. Smaller would be perfect to dry hop in the cornie, but with regular fermenter still need to use extra weight to sink it.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 22, 2013, 11:43:39 AM
glass or stainless marbels are perfect to sink it..... 2 marbels usually works. I have 6 or so for sale 3 inch tea-balls suitable for dry hopping a corny say 15-20 litres.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: LordEoin on April 22, 2013, 09:57:57 PM
for dry hopping, you can also use tights to make a bag
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: RichC on April 22, 2013, 10:36:06 PM
I made several versions and I've now settled on this one which I'm very happy with. However it has clogged with hop pellets on me(I hate pellets!!!)
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 22, 2013, 10:42:35 PM
b.a.l.l.s is easier to say than 'lee-a-roady'

what about 'tea spheres' for those that cant speak Irish
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: DEMPSEY on April 22, 2013, 10:52:23 PM
Language is a great thing,"the Square"shopping centre in Tallaght is really a pyramid but the locals could not spell pyramid so they called it the Square :P
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: brenmurph on April 22, 2013, 10:56:57 PM
so why is b.a.l.l.s. banned?
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: Jacob on April 22, 2013, 10:59:46 PM
Quote from: Tube on April 22, 2013, 10:16:08 PM
Quote from: Jacob on April 22, 2013, 10:05:16 AM
Got two large t-liathroidi from China.
My compliments on your knowledge of Irish!
:P Looks like some sort of filters were applied on the forum.
It was fine when posted that. Now can see that it was corrected on all the posts.
Title: Re: Hop strainers?
Post by: johnrm on April 22, 2013, 11:38:32 PM
Lads, my apologies,  the liathroidi bit was me.
Balls was added as a censored word on the old firm and I popped it in here too.
It did make for an interesting read  :)
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