Is 4mm mesh too big for hopfilter ??

[Buster]

Just wondering if a sheet of 4mm stainless steel mesh would be too big for my false bottom hop strainer. Just been given a 500mm x 500mm sheet.

 

[t0m]

It will keep out any small children who have fallen in the kettle :thumb:

Definitely no use with pellets which is about all I can get my hands on here.

 

[Buster]

Thanks t0m but I dont use pellets only whole leaf hops. My copper pipe ones have 2mm holes in them but I prefer to put a false bottom in my new setup. Hence the question, would 4mm be to big.

 

[Vossy1]

Max size holes for hops by convention would be 2.5mm, I'd stick to 2mm, but you've got the sheet for free, so why not give it a go. Unless chilling using a plate chiller you can always run the wort though a sieve at the fv, just to check what's coming through....you never know it might be fine :thumb:

EDIT, above should have said whole leaf hops.

 

[Buster]

Max size holes for hops by convention would be 2.5mm, I'd stick to 2mm, but you've got the sheet for free, so why not give it a go. Unless chilling using a plate chiller you can always run the wort though a sieve at the fv, just to check what's coming through....you never know it might be fine :thumb:

Cheers Vossy1, I appreciate the answer. I had a feeling that 4mm was a bit too large but being a tightarse I just wondered if anyone else had any success with that size of mesh. I shall pester the donor for a sheet of 2mm :pray: