HOP FILTER FROM STEEL MESH TUBING

[periolus]

Right!

Would this stuff:

http://www.themeshcompany.com/acatalog/ ... istry.html

..be okay to jubilee clip to each half of a copper manifold, as you would use in a MT, but in the boiler to filter hops and syphon wort out through a 22m ball valve into an FT (with a few inches of vertical copper tube on the outside from the tap to facilitate syphoning). I am concerned that it might be hard to engineer the 25mm mesh around the shape of the 22m manifold.

Anyone ever used this stuff?

 

[Wendy1971]

Looks ok but it might take a while to filter your wort through you can get alot of crap in the bottom of your boiler we have a 15mm diameter peice of copper pipe with 3mm holes drilled in connected to the boiler tap by a peice of pvc flexible pipe. Works for us fine

 

[periolus]

Are the holes in the pipe enough to stop the hops? Do you drill right round the pipe or just in the top half?

I was planning on having 22mm manifold and 22mm Ball Valve from my boiler, but wondered if that's too wide. Would that put strain on my chiller, putting too much into the FV too fast? What do you reckon? 15mm will be fine if so!

 

[prolix]

I use that hose of is great recirculate for a bit to get the hops self filtering and jobs a good un, I keep mine attached with a cable tie. To the flanged end of a copper 45 bend. The other end I sewed together using the lose end of the wire.

 

[daza1987]

Right!

Would this stuff:

http://www.themeshcompany.com/acatalog/ ... istry.html

..be okay to jubilee clip to each half of a copper manifold, as you would use in a MT, but in the boiler to filter hops and syphon wort out through a 22m ball valve into an FT (with a few inches of vertical copper tube on the outside from the tap to facilitate syphoning). I am concerned that it might be hard to engineer the 25mm mesh around the shape of the 22m manifold.

Anyone ever used this stuff?

I haven't used that stuff but I did get something similar from here and it worked well:

http://www.perforated-wire-mesh.com/

 

[jamesb]

That stuff is no good, the holes are far too big. I bought some a while back to have a look at but it wasn't suitable.

 

[Nunfa1]

I use one these:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexible-tap- ... 00mm/27105

cut the ends off and remove the inner tube, you're left with ss braiding. I connect mine to a 15mm tee piece then come out of the top and through the bucket, never had a problem with stuck mashes and it runs off quickly. 15mm is really all you need.

 

[WelshPaul]

+1 for Nunfa's advice. I have the same in my mashtun and it works perfectly.

 

[periolus]

Why does it say that it's not suitable for drinking water in the product description? Is it because of the grade of plastic used?

 

[Vossy1]

Why does it say that it's not suitable for drinking water in the product description? Is it because of the grade of plastic used?

Yep :thumb:

 

[periolus]

Is the Screwfix SS sheath (once plastic tube removed), strong enough and stable enough to just make a loop out of and attach each end to a copper tee? Could a 22mm tee and ball valve be used to get everything out of the boiler or does the SS tubing restrict the flow to the point where 22mm is pointless? I can use 15mm happily if not.

 

[Vossy1]

Is the Screwfix SS sheath (once plastic tube removed), strong enough and stable enough to just make a loop out of and attach each end to a copper tee?

More than I'd say P. I have those fittings and you can't crush them by hand (easily) :thumb:
Imo 22mm would be overkill, stick with the 15mm. I'm sure the chap who sells systems on E-bay uses just such a set up, can't remember his user name on THBF for the life of me :hmm:

EDIT, Brewzone is the name.

 

[shocker]

Wondering ,removing the liner would mean losing the compression ends ,wouldnt it ? Sorry , a bit thick (even thicker than usual) today . So how would you fix to the tee ? Stainless jubilee clips ? Or can you stabilise the mesh enough to use another means ? I assume solder would be out as you may want to disassemble for cleaning ......but these assumptions of mine often lead to being (even more) wrong (than usual) so apologies in advance this time !