Can I Use Swiss Voile As A Hop Bag?

[achy02]

Hi all,

Just whipping up a quick brew and had a thought. Can I use Swiss Voile to make little (disposable) hop bags? I am wondering whether the heat of a boil might be bad for it given that it is made of nylon. Any thought?

Cheers
Aches

 

[Flash_DG]

Hi all,

Just whipping up a quick brew and had a thought. Can I use Swiss Voile to make little (disposable) hop bags? I am wondering whether the heat of a boil might be bad for it given that it is made of nylon. Any thought?

Cheers
Aches

I made 4 hop bags and have used 3 of them so far in a boil they held up fine.

 

[Gopha]

Hi all,

Just whipping up a quick brew and had a thought. Can I use Swiss Voile to make little (disposable) hop bags? I am wondering whether the heat of a boil might be bad for it given that it is made of nylon. Any thought?

Cheers
Aches

I use a hop bag made from Swiss Voile, no issues with the boil and totally reusable.

 

[Pollux]

I've used some leftover voile to make a hop sock a while back, it was useless as it would never actually drain properly......

In terms of making little pouch's, I'd make sure I had them suspended into the pot with some nylon thread, just to keep them off the bottom.

 

[achy02]

Awesome I hadnt thought of the little buggers sinking to the bottom!

Aches

 

[Bribie G]

Probably the best thing I've ever bought, apart from the urn is my hopsock. Even the larger mesh is fine for trapping hop debris.

 

[TidalPete]

Swiss voile was used to contain hops before hop socks appeared on the scene. I have several of various sizes & have used them to dry hop for years.
Always chuck in a sanitised "Rattlesnake" magnet to ensure the hops don't float on the surface (In secondary) so it looks like there's a few different hopping techniques listed here.

TP

 

[crundle]

They work a treat as a hop bag during the boil, just make it a bit on the larger side to help ensure you get enough volume of wort in with the hops in the bag. I agree draining can be a bit slow, but I give it a good squeeze at the end of the boil when I take it out and they are completely reusable. All you need to do every now and then is to soak it in a bleach solution like napisan or similar for a day or so to bleach it nice and white again. This also works for the BIAB grain bag also, as I found out the first time I made a stout using one!

cheers,

Crundle

 

[Darren]

Of course you can