Fantastish German Hopfilter/Mashfilter

[Ozbrewer]

@mark - I have the hop filter you listed.  It's brilliant. I think there are some pics of it on my electric brewery build thread in this section of the forum. I wouldn't change it for the on in the OP, in fact I would still buy the one I have.

[Ohnidog]

Go with the DX Hop Filter Mark, I'm not having fun with the lauter hex. Second time using it and was hoping to test the benefits of a whirlpool, but....one end of the f@%king coil unraveled its way out of the tee leaving me with no filter what so ever!!!! Fortunately I had some fine mesh bags handy. I'm p!ssed off I got it now!

[biertourist]

Go with the DX Hop Filter Mark, I'm not having fun with the lauter hex. Second time using it and was hoping to test the benefits of a whirlpool, but....one end of the f@%king coil unraveled its way out of the tee leaving me with no filter what so ever!!!! Fortunately I had some fine mesh bags handy. I'm p!ssed off I got it now!

I feel like I've seen that DX Hop Filter Design somewhere before...

Adam

[biertourist]

AleMan on the JBK forums made a VERY similar looking hop stopper a few years back; here's the only link I could find but if I remember correctly he went through several revisions.

http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=36613


Adam

[markc]

Balls Anil. Send it back, that shouldn't happen. Ordered the DX so. I'll report back on how it fares. M

[nigel_c]

Am interested to hear how you get on with it. I have the alas bottom from THBC and for leaf hips it's fine but as soon as you throw a decent amount of pellets in the blocks up.
I wonder if my one could be pimped to the standard of the dx one.

[molc]

Go with the DX Hop Filter Mark, I'm not having fun with the lauter hex. Second time using it and was hoping to test the benefits of a whirlpool, but....one end of the f@%king coil unraveled its way out of the tee leaving me with no filter what so ever!!!! Fortunately I had some fine mesh bags handy. I'm p!ssed off I got it now!

Is it still letting you down? Want to put a tap into my kettle but can never seem to see anything that will filter the pellet hops when I drain.

[Ohnidog]

It works well as long as you tripple check the connections are secure but it is very slow. The first 10 litres usually run off pretty fast but you could be waiting another 30-40mins for the rest. It does result in super clear wort though, especially if you recirculate the initial runnings.
What I did the last time was, aerated while the FV  was filling (airstone and aquarium pump) and then left it to finish draining while I did some cleaning up. When I came back it had pulled out every last drop of liquid and left behind a nice thick cake of trub.
One piece of advice I've been given to speed things up is to use leaf hops for bittering and pellets for aroma so the leaf hops will loosen the filter bed.

[markc]

Quick update on the DX Hopfilter @anil and @ozbrewer. Delighted with it so far. Did a double brew day last Friday. Drained the kettle with absolutely clear wort into the fermenter. 23 litres in about 10 mins. This was a Berliner Weisse, so, only 10grams of leaf hops in there. The second was a Gose, same amount of hops because I don't want to inhibit lacto, but, this one took a lot longer drain, maybe 20 mins, still very clear. Not entirely sure why that would be. The only real difference was that the Berliner was not cooled and went to a cube at about 90c, the Gose I chilled to 30c with an immersion chiller before transferring to a fermenter. Manu on the forum here said the DX presents a problem with whirlpooled pellet hops in average amounts in that the cone post whirlpool blocks the DX... he advises a stand rather than whirlpool and using a portion of leaf for your bittering hops to create a filter as Anil mentioned. I'm brewing a IIPA soon with tonnes of pellet hops so, I'll let you know how that goes...

Mark

[molc]

Cool, it would be great to know how your pellet hops go, as that is what I'll be using. Also, I'm wondering if the speed will be an issue if a pump is attached to the kettle, as you're basically pulling the liquid out through the filter.

[Ozbrewer]

@mark - glad it worked for you.  I use leaf hops as I like how they create a filter for the cold break. I recirculate / whirlpool back into the kettle via my CFC. Just be careful of using too much protofloc or whirlfloc tabs as they can cause massive amount of cold break material and that can block your hop filter. Ask me how I know.....   

[markc]

@molc ... a pump is my next purchase to recirc the mash and to transfer from the kettle a bit quicker. Before I had doubts about using a pump with the break and particulate i was getting out but not now. Oz, I tend to ere on the side of caution with whirlfloc as I've had some mares with it in the past too! A quarter tab is plenty for a 1:055 OG wort at 5 gallons.

Cheers,
Mark