Tess Tickle's Brewdays

[Leon103]

Wow that’s good! Wish we had one a bit nearer. Our nearest one is about 45 mins we think. Need to have another look.

Aldi also do them. Come to think of it,.Most supermarkets now sell them.

If not I can pick some up and put them in the post

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Very kind offer L, thank you. I will check Aldi first as I don't want you to go to any trouble.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Wow that’s good! Wish we had one a bit nearer. Our nearest one is about 45 mins we think. Need to have another look.

What about using an old pillowcase?

 

[dcbrookes]

A 10mm stainless steel nut is just the right size to slip over the little stainless tube between the end of the silicon tube and the split ring that holds the float. They are very cheap on Ebay - I think I paid about £2 for ten, including delivery.

 

[chillipickle]

Floating diptube filter, cold crash, problem solved.Throw as many lose hop pellets in as you like.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/search?type=product,article,page&q=floating+dip+tube+filter

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

What about using an old pillowcase?

I'm afraid my perfectionist brain won't allow it

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Floating diptube filter, cold crash, problem solved.Throw as many lose hop pellets in as you like.

https://brewkegtap.co.uk/search?type=product,article,page&q=floating+dip+tube+filter

I have considered throwing in loose pellets but I think it may lead to more beer loss after cold-crashing, so not keen on it

 

[chillipickle]

Loose or in a bag, they are still going to absorb the same volume.I have done a couple of 20g/ltr neipa before, and they sucked up a lot of beer.The more hops you put in the less beer out

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I meant with the layer of beer that will be surrounding them in the bottom. Hope you know what I mean

With the tea strainers you get a 'hop muffin' lol and there's not much wastage at all apart from what it's sucked up of course

 

[Michael Burnley]

@LisaMC will these tea strainers work with hop pellets?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yes, that's what I use.

 

[chillipickle]

Just out of intrest how many grams of pellets can each tea strainer take?

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

The first time I used them I put 80g in - it was too much and was escaping out. The next time I tried 60g and it was just right. Got a nice compact ball inside. I normally use 180g so use all three that I bought. In my last brew I did a bigger whirlpool so had a smaller dry hop and only used 2.

 

[chillipickle]

Ah the strainers are pretty small then.You think if you loaded them with 40g the ball would be loose and not to compact?

Edit one of my friends is still on fv buckets, trying to see if it's worth him buying some strainers.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

I couldn't say for certain as I haven't tried it. Will do at some point though.

Yeah they're small-ish. If the person was a massive dry hopper it might be better to use a bag or a mixture of the two.

 

[chillipickle]

Yea he loves his hops always 200g+ dh, been trying to get him on the snubnose and all rounders for ages

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Lol @chillipickle

I need to pick your brains at some point if you don't mind - seeing as you're the NEIPA king. Might be able to perhaps give me some pointers.

 

[chillipickle]

Omg i wish i was a neipa king lol

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yours always look nice and not oxidised lol. The struggle is real!

 

[chillipickle]

I should really get some bottled up and sent out to people who know what is what.All my friends love it, but maybe because it's free lol.