Vacuum Sealer

[Petrolhead]

I love the fact that if you home brew you are never short of an excuse to buy some kit.

I’ve wanted a vacuum sealer for a while, largely for curing meat..another story, so this week one popped up on Amazon for £17 inc. 20 bags and I couldn’t resist even if I thought it was going to be useless. Well it arrived and it has been brilliant. Enjoyed its arrival, at my office, and we had a ball vacuum packing each other’s calculators, pens and car keys but since then it’s been great.

Did a brew yesterday and had a whole series of 100gram bags of hops. So easy to grab 25 grams or whatever seal the rest and chuck in the freezer. A good addition to any brewshed.

 

[RichardM]

I'm sure it's not needed but I vacuum seal grains as well as hops, only hops go in the freezer though.

 

[Sput]

I totally agree. I love mine. Sealing hop packets is ideal. I also use it for food fermentation experiments, food storage and poaching fish...

 

[-Bezza-]

I'm sorely tempted to buy one soon, partly for storing brewing spares but also so that my grainfather can double up as a sous vide machine.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A couple of threads on the subject -

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/recommend-a-vacuum-sealing-machine.68608/

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/recommendations-for-a-vacuum-sealer.77572/

 

[Sput]

I'm sorely tempted to buy one soon, partly for storing brewing spares but also so that my grainfather can double up as a sous vide machine.

Brilliant. I hadn't thought that step ahead but the temperature control vs a pan on the hob is perfect. Great capacity too.

 

[-Bezza-]

Brilliant. I hadn't thought that step ahead but the temperature control vs a pan on the hob is perfect. Great capacity too.

I can't say it was an idea I came up with, but it's one I plan to run with! Juicy steak and moist chicken breast, all served up with some homebrew beer. What's not to like!

 

[RichardM]

I'm sorely tempted to buy one soon, partly for storing brewing spares but also so that my grainfather can double up as a sous vide machine.

I did some sous vide steaks in my braumeister with the steak in vacuum sealed bags. I can highly recommend them

 

[Leon103]

I love the fact that if you home brew you are never short of an excuse to buy some kit.

I’ve wanted a vacuum sealer for a while, largely for curing meat..another story, so this week one popped up on Amazon for £17 inc. 20 bags and I couldn’t resist even if I thought it was going to be useless. Well it arrived and it has been brilliant. Enjoyed its arrival, at my office, and we had a ball vacuum packing each other’s calculators, pens and car keys but since then it’s been great.

Did a brew yesterday and had a whole series of 100gram bags of hops. So easy to grab 25 grams or whatever seal the rest and chuck in the freezer. A good addition to any brewshed.

Do you have a link?

 

[Petrolhead]

Sorry tried but if you search for Eivotor Vacuum Sealer it is the Amazon Choice, £17, you know it’s a quality item just from the name! But a cheap way to start.