Hop back??

[suffolkbeer]

Is there a hop-back I could buy for homebrew? Hopefully one which won't need the wort to be pumped thru.....

Thanks for any tips

 

[MyQul]

Now I'm definately not an expert on this but I think their is something called a hop rocket (I've just come across the term when reading/scanning posts)which may be similar. I'll let someone who knows exactly what a hop rocket is/does answer more fully - I know, not hugely helpful but may point you in the right direction

 

[Soton]

Now I'm definately not an expert on this but I think their is something called a hop rocket (I've just come across the term when reading/scanning posts)which may be similar. I'll let someone who knows exactly what a hop rocket is/does answer more fully - I know, not hugely helpful but may point you in the right direction

I have just taken delivery of a hoprocket :) and I will be using it tomorrow
Now I'm no expert as I have not even used it yet but I think the wort is pumped through it
I doubt it would work very well if the wort was just siphoned through it, that said I am always amazed what homebrewers can achieve when they set there mind to it

 

[Chrissparky]

Let me know how the beer turns out, and how you use it

 

[Soton]

I remember looking for and finding a few articles about hop backs before I ordered the hoprocket. Here is one about building and using a hop back and I think it's not pumped through
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pimp-my-system/build-hopback/

I can't find it anywhere (yet) but I also read that if you can get your hands on a polypropylene ( I believe it the polypropylene type as it can withstand high temperatures) water filter you can adapt it to use as a hop back

Found it. https://byo.com/bock/item/1085-make-the-most-of-your-hop-back

 

[Soton]

Let me know how the beer turns out, and how you use it

I'm going to do my Twin Hearted IPA that I've made it a few of times and it's normally dry hopped
It one of my favourite beers I brew, what's interesting is it's a hoppy beer and I've kept bottles of it up to a year and it's just amazing how good it is left that long for a hoppy beer, just the other day I gave some "old" bottles of it to a friend and he said it was the best beer he's had in years
Anyway tomorrow I'm doing using my hoprocket to see how it works out to hop back instead of dry hopping
If anyone is interested I have a small batch recipe (13 litres) for the Grainfather can be found here
http://brew.grainfather.com/recipes/22928

 

[Saisonator]

Sounds interesting, because it's enclosed I guess you loose less oils than you would putting the hops in the boil.
Is it good for pellets too?

 

[Soton]

Sounds interesting, because it's enclosed I guess you loose less oils than you would putting the hops in the boil.
Is it good for pellets too?

The hoprocket is to be used with leaf only bit if you make your own hop back you could use what ever strainer to suit the hop type you use

 

[Soton]

Let me know how the beer turns out, and how you use it

I used the hoprocket yesterday and was very pleased with it, a piece of cake to use and the wort had a great hop zing to it, I tasted the wort after the boil but before the hoprocket done it's thing then after, it brought a great hoppyness to the wort, now I just have to wait and see what it turns out like once the little yeasties have done there thing. If it works out as well as the wort tasted I will be drinking a lot of hoprocket enhanced beers :thumb:

 

[Fil]

Hop rockets are well designed units but could be considered a bit of Over engineering, a simple hopback is a colander/sieve lined with hops that you drain your kettle through and perhaps jug back as you would with a mash to get the clearest runnings.

 

[old_git]

If I may chime in here, afaik, a hop rocket is similar to a randall.

Here's an instructional on how they work and how to build one yourself should you be interested:

http://homebrewacademy.com/how-to-build-a-randall/

 

[JFB]

If I may chime in here, afaik, a hop rocket is similar to a randall.

Here's an instructional on how they work and how to build one yourself should you be interested:

http://homebrewacademy.com/how-to-build-a-randall/

"Your mad Randall your mad"

 

[old_git]

:lol: I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the hop-infuser is named after the leader of an elite group of dwarf, time-travelling thieves

 

[steveshep8676]

This is my hop rocket setup and it works a treat

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[dps51]

i only found out what a hoprocket only by looking for something other than this
and found this on youtube
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEO75CszMcI[/ame]

 

[DethApostle]

I built a hopback a way back (cripes... 2014...) and the build writeup is on my blog https://demonvalleybrewing.co.uk/2014/10/01/diy-hopback/

Sorry for the shameless plug but the info might be useful to you guys!

DA

 

[Saisonator]

I built a hopback a way back (cripes... 2014...) and the build writeup is on my blog https://demonvalleybrewing.co.uk/2014/10/01/diy-hopback/

Sorry for the shameless plug but the info might be useful to you guys!

DA

Is the plastic alright to take hot wort?

 

[DethApostle]

Yep, it has been for me so far (though I don't use this on every brew).
You could probably use silicon hosing instead if you get the right inner diameter but there is so little of it in the housing and the way the wort outlet works it's not totally submerged when in use.

DA