No Hop Sock Brewing

[warrenlw63]

Too many rabbits Pat
Lost of rabbits in China

Batz

Damn that Emporer Nasi Goring !! :icon_chickcheers:

Warren -

 

[PistolPatch]

I am so embarrassment Warren!

Batz has fallen asleep so I have no idea what his joke meant???

I hate that!

Do you reckon anyone will notice how OT we have dragged this topic?

LOL! It was 40 degrees here today, what's your excuse???

 

[Peter Wadey]

....I couldnt believe the FB held the hop pellets either.
cheers

Tony, Jye,
I can. I have been using a false bottom in my 60 litre boiler for the last 6 yrs and predominately use pellets.
That flowers form a filter for break is also nothing new.
Glad you are making some personal brewing discoveries though.

Rgds,
Pete

 

[Jye]

Pete are you using just pellets with the FB or chuck in some flowers to help filter?

Sounds like Im gonna have to give this ago.

 

[warrenlw63]

Pete are you using just pellets with the FB or chuck in some flowers to help filter?

Sounds like Im gonna have to give this ago.

Maybe Tony used some rice gulls in conjunction with his pellets Jye? :lol:

Warren -

 

[Peter Wadey]

Pete are you using just pellets with the FB or chuck in some flowers to help filter?

Sounds like Im gonna have to give this ago.

Jye,
Aww, maybe one or two


No seriously, usually just whatever my recipe calls for.
Most of the time it's just pellets because that's what's available.

(Pic is from an English IPA from Friday night. 23 litres, 154g of hops, not all flowers)

Pete

 

[TidalPete]

You've got to bite the bullet Pat & put a hole in that Robinox.

TP :beer:

 

[Cortez The Killer]

For all my AG batches to date I've used a jumbo hop sock from Ross

I'll give it a go without on my next batch and look for any differences

It is pretty handy to just lift all the hop gunk out though - and there is hardly any loss the gunk at the bottom of the kettle with just the break in there

Cheers

 

[Steve]

i know it might sound obvious but is everyone making sure their hop sock is properly cleaned before use? Just a thought h34r:

 

[Cortez The Killer]

I've been socking the bag in a bleach solution overnight after use

This clears most of the gunk out of the holes

But you're right - The holes do get easily clogged - which I reckon would limit hop utilisation

Cheers

 

[Hutch]

I've been socking the bag in a bleach solution overnight after use

This clears most of the gunk out of the holes

But you're right - The holes do get easily clogged - which I reckon would limit hop utilisation

Cheers

I've used both the 250 and 500micron hopsocks, and find they both clog, needing a good soak in hot Sodium Percarbonate to clean them up.
I'm not 100% sold on their utilisation either, so considering going the no-hopsock route as well.

 

[The King of Spain]

i know it might sound obvious but is everyone making sure their hop sock is properly cleaned before use? Just a thought h34r:

Spot on. Thats what prompted my inital post. I had soaked my old sock in Napisan for days with limited effect, but after too many rinse-only brews you could just only blow air though it. Just arrived in the post was my nice new sock from Craftbrewer and I was wondering if I wanted to do all that again, or maybe I could simply use it as a strainer. Takes the hops out but not the break so I am still whirlpooling.

Cheers

 

[warrenlw63]

I think its starting to look like this.

Unless you're using a plate heat exchange type C/F chiller I'm beginning to suspect that too many people are a little bit neurotic in regards to how much gunk makes it through to the fermenter.

I reckon a bit of pellet hop poo in the primary will do little to no harm.

Warren -

 

[Ross]

Spot on. Thats what prompted my inital post. I had soaked my old sock in Napisan for days with limited effect, but after too many rinse-only brews you could just only blow air though it. Just arrived in the post was my nice new sock from Craftbrewer and I was wondering if I wanted to do all that again, or maybe I could simply use it as a strainer. Takes the hops out but not the break so I am still whirlpooling.

Cheers

Did you get a 500 micron or 250?

I use the 500 these days as using a lot of flowers & it only every gets a quick rinse & hung up till next use - Never clean it - Rarely cleaned the 250 either though & never had a problem, but if you got the 250 & it's unused you are welcome to swap it over

cheers Ross

 

[PostModern]

I think its starting to look like this.

Unless you're using a plate heat exchange type C/F chiller I'm beginning to suspect that too many people are a little bit neurotic in regards to how much gunk makes it through to the fermenter.

I reckon a bit of pellet hop poo in the primary will do little to no harm.

Warren -

I agree. I'm only using my sock for flowers now.

 

[The King of Spain]

Did you get a 500 micron or 250?

I use the 500 these days as using a lot of flowers & it only every gets a quick rinse & hung up till next use - Never clean it - Rarely cleaned the 250 either though & never had a problem, but if you got the 250 & it's unused you are welcome to swap it over

cheers Ross

Thanks Ross, its a 250 but I'm quite happy to hang onto it. For the benefit of others I notice that my old hop sock was not made of the stiff nylon stuff that Ross's ones are made of - which has to be easier to clean. My old one (puchased from a HBS) was made of softer material that seems to have absorbed wort which has made the problem worse. I suspect that if my original came from Craftbrewer I would have never had a problem.

Cheers

 

[tipsy]

I think its starting to look like this.

Unless you're using a plate heat exchange type C/F chiller I'm beginning to suspect that too many people are a little bit neurotic in regards to how much gunk makes it through to the fermenter.

I reckon a bit of pellet hop poo in the primary will do little to no harm.

Warren -

I used to be a neurotic brewer.
Now that I do the whirlpool thing and not worry about the bit of "poo" getting into the primary I am having a lot more fun.

I cannot for the life of me notice any difference in taste :icon_cheers:

 

[devo]

I finally got around to brewing a PA the no sock method today using a false bottom (Warrens method) and hop flowers only (Green bullet + NZ Goldings).





Have to say I was impressed with the smell and the filtering quality of whole hops.

 

[warrenlw63]

I finally got around to brewing a PA the no sock method today using a false bottom (Warrens method) and hop flowers only (Green bullet + NZ Goldings).

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Have to say I was impressed with the smell and the filtering quality of whole hops.

Go Devo... :super: I love those shots of whole hops after the kettle's drained. True brew porn. B)

Warren -

 

[june]

Oh,for me,i never use a hop sock, i just whirl pool at the end.....