Hi folks,
After starting this thread...
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9527
And after being inspired by this post
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5760
I decided to build myself a hop pellet filter, in anticipation of my first AG brew this weekend. :party:
I've taken some piccies in the hope that they may help somebody in the future.
So here goes.
I got my filter screen #60 30cm x 30cm (263 micro meter hole size) from inoxia. It was through eBay as it was slightly cheaper than going to their website. Came to around £5.00 :shock:
This is a quick measure up using my existing leaf hop filter, to work out where to cut the length to.
I thought I would give you a close up of the mesh so that you can see the teeny tiny hole size.
I've now cut it to size and folded it in half leaving 3 edges. I have folded over 3 the edges, actually I folded them over twice eventually when I realised once wouldn't be secure enough. I just used my finger (WARNING: You think paper cuts are bad? Wait until you've had a wire mesh cut. :evil: ) and then a pair of pliers to finish the seams.
This is after I've marked out where to cut the mesh so that I can form a peice that will wrap around the pipe. I worked out that the pipe was approx. 15mm and Circumfrence = Pi x Dia. This gave me a width measurement which I marked out in red.
After Cutting. See how I have left another lip for the fold across the top. (Nearly forgot to).
This is with the top lip folded and the peice that would wrap around the pipe folded also.
Now to add the Stainless Steel Jubilee clip.
Time to install it into the boiler for a test.
Wasn't sure what to use as a test medium. Considered flour but thought 'Hundreds and Thousands' plus a load of tea leaves would suffice.
I positioned my Tun to catch the water to see if any bits slipped through.
As you can see, clean as a whistle!! :grin: (A bit murkey as the tea started to 'Brew'.)
This is the mess left behind.
This is the filter after a quick rinse off. VERY easy to clean. :clap:
So there you have it. From start to fininsh, probably about 40 mins. Simple and straightforward and should hopefully last a good while too. Hope somebody finds this useful. :
After starting this thread...
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9527
And after being inspired by this post
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5760
I decided to build myself a hop pellet filter, in anticipation of my first AG brew this weekend. :party:
I've taken some piccies in the hope that they may help somebody in the future.
So here goes.
I got my filter screen #60 30cm x 30cm (263 micro meter hole size) from inoxia. It was through eBay as it was slightly cheaper than going to their website. Came to around £5.00 :shock:
This is a quick measure up using my existing leaf hop filter, to work out where to cut the length to.
I thought I would give you a close up of the mesh so that you can see the teeny tiny hole size.
I've now cut it to size and folded it in half leaving 3 edges. I have folded over 3 the edges, actually I folded them over twice eventually when I realised once wouldn't be secure enough. I just used my finger (WARNING: You think paper cuts are bad? Wait until you've had a wire mesh cut. :evil: ) and then a pair of pliers to finish the seams.
This is after I've marked out where to cut the mesh so that I can form a peice that will wrap around the pipe. I worked out that the pipe was approx. 15mm and Circumfrence = Pi x Dia. This gave me a width measurement which I marked out in red.
After Cutting. See how I have left another lip for the fold across the top. (Nearly forgot to).
This is with the top lip folded and the peice that would wrap around the pipe folded also.
Now to add the Stainless Steel Jubilee clip.
Time to install it into the boiler for a test.
Wasn't sure what to use as a test medium. Considered flour but thought 'Hundreds and Thousands' plus a load of tea leaves would suffice.
I positioned my Tun to catch the water to see if any bits slipped through.
As you can see, clean as a whistle!! :grin: (A bit murkey as the tea started to 'Brew'.)
This is the mess left behind.
This is the filter after a quick rinse off. VERY easy to clean. :clap:
So there you have it. From start to fininsh, probably about 40 mins. Simple and straightforward and should hopefully last a good while too. Hope somebody finds this useful. :
