Steel weight for dry hopping

[supergaijin]

Hello all, I was hoping for some insight on this.

When dry hopping a brew the bag tends to float on the surface. I was wondering if a large ball bearing would allow the bag to stay immersed (increasing contact with the beer) but have no idea what kind of steel would be appropriate and safe.

Any ideas?
Cheers

 

[Larse]

Stainless steel I would imagine. I have a hop ball that looks like galvanised steel. Could be stainless, never checked.

Edit: Checked, it's stainless.

 

[JockyBrewer]

304 (also known as A2 or 18/8) or 316 (also known as A4 or 18/10) stainless steel

Whatever you use it's likely to be covered in machine oil which will readily come off in your beer. Give it a multiple cleans and rinses with neat washing up liquid before use.

 

[MashBag]

Washed Stainless steel nuts are my choice.

But TBH stainless steel anything that's cheap enough or handy. Cutlery?

Ps. Test it. Quality stainless will not hold a magnet.

 

[Madhouse]

I just use a teaspoon or steal some marbles off the kids.