How Do You Support Your Hop Sock ?

[Pumpy]

I made a sort of stepped circular holder which is suspended by three SS wires

how do you suspend yours ?


Pumpy

 

[Pumpy]

The hopsock fits in like this

 

[Sammus]

I use the zip tie it came with to wrap through the two handles, and have an alloy bar I rest across the top of the pot, going through the zip tie to hold the sock up...

 

[TidalPete]

The hopsock fits in like this

Just for fun I like to watch my hopsock spin around on the fishing swivel during a rolling boil.
I like to think it helps with the extraction process but I doubt it?

:beer:

 

[Pumpy]

Thats neat TidalPete

Pumpy

 

[warrenlw63]

how do you suspend yours ?

Warren -

 

[RobW]

It's a sock Warren - you need one (or more) of these racy little numbers

 

[Steve]

keep em coming chaps (the serious ones that is )....was also thinking about this on the weekend and how to do this when I buy my hop sock. I was just going to go the good ole fashioned steel coat hangar slightly refashioned.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Ash in Perth]

I wedge mine in the removable lid thingy

it means i usually end up with VERY hot hands when tryiung to make the hop additions

 

[Steve]

I wedge mine in the removable lid thingy

it means i usually end up with VERY hot hands when tryiung to make the hop additions
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not surprised :blink: bugger that!

 

[homebrewworld.com]

Eh Pumpy,
I just dangle mine over the side into the kettle
With a cable tie x2 connected to the handle of my kettle.
Jingle Jangle every now and then to ensure i get the utilization i need !!

:beerbang:

 

[Andyd]

Slight tangent - has anyone done the experiement to see what difference it makes (to the beer, not the process) to use the sock as a post-boil filter, with the hops boilin free, versus hanging the sock in the boiler?

AndyD

 

[Jye]

Slight tangent - has anyone done the experiement to see what difference it makes (to the beer, not the process) to use the sock as a post-boil filter, with the hops boilin free, versus hanging the sock in the boiler?

AndyD

I did this with my last brew, the volume was a bit low so I kept draining out the hop sludge and filtered it through an old hop bag. Transferred it to a keg tonight so I can use the yeast cake tomorrow and there was very little break and hop material.

 

[homebrewworld.com]

Oh, forgot to add,
Plenty of moral support !

 

[Pumpy]

I wonder if anyonne else has a good way of supporting thier Hopsock


Pumpy

 

[TidalPete]

I wonder if anyonne else has a good way of supporting thier Hopsock
Pumpy

Pumpy,
It doesn't get much better than post 4.
BTW, thanks for your response to my email. Ditto Franko.

:beer:

 

[jimmyjack]

I bent up a coat hanger into a large V and put each end into little tiny holes that are already drilled on the rim of the keg. I use cable ties and a kitchen Utiensil S type holder to keep in place.

Cheers, JJ

 

[goatherder]

Mine is dead simple - I just wrapped a bit of wire around the handle of the kettle and bent the other end into a hook to hold the sock at the right height. I just change where the bend is depending on the size of the batch.

 

[Tony]

Mine is dead simple - I just wrapped a bit of wire around the handle of the kettle and bent the other end into a hook to hold the sock at the right height. I just change where the bend is depending on the size of the batch.

thats basicly what i do too.

I just used a couple of bits of good old twitching wire that didnt end up on a fence.

they wrap around the handles on the old 18gal keg to hild it up.

I am planing on building an electric robotic reverse molecular positive transumodifier hop sock holder soon

cheers

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

thats basicly what i do too.

I just used a couple of bits of good old twitching wire that didnt end up on a fence.

they wrap around the handles on the old 18gal keg to hild it up.

I am planing on building an electric robotic reverse molecular positive transumodifier hop sock holder soon

cheers

Imagine a very thin carbon fibre lid that would 'float' on the steam being boiled off... It could act as the necessary sky hook, ensuring perfect suspension as the wort level decreases...

I don't use a hop sock - I filter into the cube and then again into the fermenter.