Tess Tickle's Brewdays

[Leon103]

More likely it's brown staining from the beer than rust on SS.

Chinese stainless steel. It was rust.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I was going to mention that for the person that was asking. I made sure mine were coming from the UK for two reasons. I wanted to make sure it wasn't cheap stuff and also because I wanted them quick. I can link where I got them if it helps @Gingerbrews

 

[DocAnna]

By the way, these tea strainers are awesome for dry hopping! Thanks to David Heath for the idea!

I've given up on hop bags for dry hopping as they all fall out of suspension with a cold crash anyway, and it's a lot less faff, though these steel mesh balls do look useful too. I think they'd be good in the boil as I do find my hop spider gets awfully clogged up - I have a bit of a love hate relationship with it. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect way to hop during the boil, to get the most circulation but also not clog everything up.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Worth a go Anna. Though you do have to consider the little metal string and hook on the end won't get caught on anything.

We hate the hop spider - we're experimenting with using the spider for the boil and a bigger fruit / brewing bag for the whirlpool.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I bought this for dry hopping but prefer muslin bags.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

How many grams can you fit in one of those @Cheshire Cat? I'm guessing you only fill it half way up?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

How many grams can you fit in one of those @Cheshire Cat? I'm guessing you only fill it half way up?

Don't know Lisa most dry hops I've ever added was 50g but I'm sure half filled with pellets you could get 100g.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Ah, no good for me then - I'm a big hopper lol

 

[Cheshire Cat]

PS it hasn't rusted though

 

[Mayor of Simpleton]

I might have to order some of those tea strainers. Muslin bags just float, no matter what I try to weigh them down with

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I might have to order some of those tea strainers. Muslin bags just float, no matter what I try to weigh them down with

I put rusty nails in the muslin bags and they sink fine.

 

[Leon103]

I've given up on hop bags for dry hopping as they all fall out of suspension with a cold crash anyway, and it's a lot less faff, though these steel mesh balls do look useful too. I think they'd be good in the boil as I do find my hop spider gets awfully clogged up - I have a bit of a love hate relationship with it. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect way to hop during the boil, to get the most circulation but also not clog everything up.

It may be from a UK seller but doesn't mean it is UK steel.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

This is true - but the opposite is also true. Not everything you buy from China is crap. Sometimes you have to see for yourself.

 

[Gingerbrews]

I was going to mention that for the person that was asking. I made sure mine were coming from the UK for two reasons. I wanted to make sure it wasn't cheap stuff and also because I wanted them quick. I can link where I got them if it helps @Gingerbrews

Yes please Lisa. I'd like to give them a try. Have found a UK supplier on Ebay, but it may be a different one from that you used

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Here is where I got mine. Coming from Basildon - I think that's Essex lol, not sure. I'd be careful with this seller though now as it looks like they're on holiday - it says at the top of the screen. I'm sure there's others though if you want them quicker.

By the way I got the 11cm ones (biggest ones they do) I Only fill them half way and the most they'll comfortably hold to allow for expansion is about 60g each.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224228959444

 

[Leon103]

This is true - but the opposite is also true. Not everything you buy from China is crap. Sometimes you have to see for yourself.

Like I said, the ones I had, which were recommended on here rusted. Hoping these are ok for your use.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yes mine are sound. I didn't follow any recommendations when I got mine, I found them myself. Always best to do your own research I find

 

[Leon103]

Yes mine are sound. I didn't follow any recommendations when I got mine, I found them myself. Always best to do your own research I find

But then recommend them to others before any trial??????

These things are all generic chinese things, made for pennies and sold for pennies.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I've been using them a couple of months with no problems, so I'm happy to recommend. But it makes sense that the buyer checks up on everything themselves. It's madness to buy something just on someone else's say so. I wouldn't do that and neither would you.

Just because you dropped on a bad one it's not fair to make sweeping generalisations. If that is your opinion though why did you buy them at all?

We all do things differently and that's fine. Me and you are absolute polar opposites

 

[dad_of_jon]

No doubt someone will have something negative to say about this! If you do, don’t bother, I’m not interested. Only positivity from now on! Negativity helps no-one!

I'm with you on that. Even if something negative occurs I look for the +ve. I'm stuck in today in case our internal doors arrive (-ve) however that means no sunburn or putting sun cream on (+ve)