Hop bag for pellets?

[Buffers brewery]

Up until now I've always used hop leaf/flower rather than pellets. Hop use is mostly during the boil but have also used to make a hop tea added during priming.
So I'm considering a dry hop which I’ve only tried once before with not a great outcome. I know hop leaf hold a lot of wort so thinking of trying pellet as I think wort absorption might be less
I don’t want to open the FV to add the hops so am considering putting the pellets in a hop bag that will be “stuck” to the underside of the lid using magnets, that at the appropriate time can be released to let the pellets drop into the beer.
The question is, is there a downside to putting pellets in a hop bag?

 

[Dads_Ale]

When I used a fine mesh keg hopper I found that the wort didn’t penetrate very well. The outer hops got wet and blocked the mesh and the inner ones were still pretty dry.

 

[samale]

I use the Sainsbury's nylon bags. The ones used for fruit and veg. Loads of room for the hops to get wet

 

[Buffers brewery]

I use the Sainsbury's nylon bags. The ones used for fruit and veg. Loads of room for the hops to get wet

Yes, that’s what I use too. And pellets are ok in them?

 

[samale]

Yes

 

[Ezza]

If you use a magnet to hold bag won't that mean having metal in your hop bag?
which will be in contact with wort.

 

[Buffers brewery]

If you use a magnet to hold bag won't that mean having metal in your hop bag?
which will be in contact with wort.

PTFE coated....

 

[Ezza]

Ok cool!

 

[Buffers brewery]

Thanks for the replies guys. Now I need to order some hop pellets.

 

[Pavalijo]

I used one Sainsbury’s veg bag tied with fine fishing line the lines trapped by the rubber bung and teaspoons in the bag to weigh them down.
Each day I would gently raise and lower the bag to get wort flowing through.
However when finished I was amazed how much the pellets had swelled and how dense the mass was - so much so that I doubt the wort would have flowed through. I would not do that again.
If you do it I would certainly recommend using 2 or 3 bags to maximise contact.

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

I use the Sainsbury's nylon bags. The ones used for fruit and veg. Loads of room for the hops to get wet

+1
Also available from other Supermarkets

 

[samale]

I used one Sainsbury’s veg bag tied with fine fishing line the lines trapped by the rubber bung and teaspoons in the bag to weigh them down.
Each day I would gently raise and lower the bag to get wort flowing through.
However when finished I was amazed how much the pellets had swelled and how dense the mass was - so much so that I doubt the wort would have flowed through. I would not do that again.
If you do it I would certainly recommend using 2 or 3 bags to maximise contact.

How much hops are you using. That's not my experience with on average 100g dry hop

 

[Buffers brewery]

I used one Sainsbury’s veg bag tied with fine fishing line the lines trapped by the rubber bung and teaspoons in the bag to weigh them down.
Each day I would gently raise and lower the bag to get wort flowing through.
However when finished I was amazed how much the pellets had swelled and how dense the mass was - so much so that I doubt the wort would have flowed through. I would not do that again.
If you do it I would certainly recommend using 2 or 3 bags to maximise contact.

Thanks for that info. I am looking at a huge amount of hop pellets so was considering seeing if I could leave the bag open but with the opening to the top so the bag holds them against the underside of the FV lid then when I release the bag they can spill out.

 

[Buffers brewery]

How much hops are you using. That's not my experience with on average 100g dry hop

Recipe calls for 250 grams of dry hops

 

[samale]

Recipe calls for 250 grams of dry hops

That's alot. Split it between two bags if you have any concerns. Or just drop in and cold crash

 

[Buffers brewery]

Recipe says leave for 3 days. Doesn't say what temperature so I assumed 20C.

 

[Fireside Ales Homebrewery]

PTFE coated....
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Such a great idea. nice one.

 

[Fireside Ales Homebrewery]

Recipe calls for 250 grams of dry hops

I’ll drop in some advice from another thread on a very similar subject. You might find it useful?

 

[Buffers brewery]

Such a great idea. nice one.

https://www.first4magnets.com/circu...fe-coated-n42-neodymium-magnet-1kg-pull-p2565

 

[Fireside Ales Homebrewery]

https://www.first4magnets.com/circu...fe-coated-n42-neodymium-magnet-1kg-pull-p2565

Ha! Thanks mate. Good luck with the brew.