The Bulldog Brewer

[Leann ull]

probably why i don't do vids you'd put up al sorts like bollock adjusts at 00:00:34 

[Motorbikeman]

I have a concern after giving mine a spin this evening. 

When boiling on the 1800 setting. With the basket in,   It belches boiling water out the pipe and onto the floor.    If I put the plug in, it belches boiling water out the side.   

700w is not enough. 


How to you guys stop this happening on the 1800w setting?   

[Leann ull]

Take the basket out!

[darren996]

Take the basket out!

+1 on that. The malt pipe is way too big to be considered as a hop spider, plus I would question how effective it is, my hop spider is 300 micron ( I think) this is so fine that you can't really see the holes in it. False bottoms tend to have 1 or 2 mm holes and are designed to stop grain not pellet hops

[Motorbikeman]

Will it get choked up when I use hop cones with just the basoka filter. 

[Leann ull]

Personal opinion is perforations I've seen in the base of that thing are all but useless as a hop spider amazed manufacturer is suggesting use it as such and leave in the boil.
Use hop spider or better still nylon hop bags from HBS they are only a couple of quid advice is get big ones as you be amazed how much hops swell and also you want maximum circulation through the bag.
You can use em for pellets too.
If I have massive leaf additions I weigh it down with marbles or a piece of stainless plumbing

[Motorbikeman]

I sold on my hop spider thinking I did not need it again  

Might give those baggies a whirl ..   

Are these the type you would recommend?   At that price I would just dump them after one use..  Handy..

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/muslin-hop-grain-bags-p-84.html

[auralabuse]

While cooling down the wort I have been pumping the wort down into the hop spider through the hops to increase utilization. Does it work?, no idea, but the beer tastes nice and hoppy so I'm gonna keep doing it.

[Dunkel]

While cooling down the wort I have been pumping the wort down into the hop spider through the hops to increase utilization. Does it work?, no idea, but the beer tastes nice and hoppy so I'm gonna keep doing it.

I tried this method with a Grainfather. End beer did have more hop flavour, but also a slight haze. Coincidence? I DID also forget to add the Irish Moss 

[Leann ull]

I stop cooling coming down to 80 and whirlpool for 20 mins.
Finish chilling then let stand for 20-30 mins
The hop spider even though I don't use it for hops I would never sell always useful as a grain filter even for Herms

[Fal]

CH, are you saying you do a hop stand with hops still in wort at pitching temp?

[Leann ull]

Yep I'm whirlpooling so it allows all the heavy crap to fall out before I transfer to fermenter

[Fal]

Interesting, I'll add that to my next brew thanks

[Leann ull]

Give it a go, some trub does benefit fermentation but I was getting way too much coming through.
I've seen some siphon only the very clear stuff off the top, which is the other extreme

[darren996]

If you have a hop spider I find there is no need for a whirlpool, the 20 minute stand at the end let's all the break settle and less is transferred to the fv.