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Last year, I saw this article in BYO about building a hop spider which uses a paint strainer bag as a hop bag. I built one and I must say, it works great.. for whole hops. Pellets are fine enough where some hop material makes it through the bag. I was wondering if there was a better solution for a bag than a paint strainer bag? Something that will hold up to the heat, but big enough to fit in a Boilermaker 10g kettle?

-tim

A finer mesh bag?

spiderwrangler wrote:A finer mesh bag?

Yes, thats what I am looking for, but can't find anything that won't melt, or has to be replaced after every brew. I want something reusable that will hold up to the stress of holding hops in boiling wort. Any ideas for a kind of bag?

Side note, props to Spiderwrangler for answering a topic with "spider" in it. Well done.

-Tim

Paint strainer bags suck.

I use these 200 micron nylon bags (32" Length, 7" Diameter) from Duda Diesel: http://www.dudadiesel.com/choose_item.php?id=NYP2S

It will take 300 degrees and with the spider in my keggle, nearly reaches the bottom. It's long enough to get down into the wort for my 5G batches.

These bags are sturdy and reliable. No hop materials can get through either making a cleaner wort.

Your wife's nylons? New or used, your call...

mike____ wrote:Your wife's nylons? New or used, your call...

Fermunda Pale Ale.
nice.

ultravista wrote:Paint strainer bags suck.

I use these 200 micron nylon bags (32" Length, 7" Diameter) from Duda Diesel: http://www.dudadiesel.com/choose_item.php?id=NYP2S

Thanks for the link ultra!

I bought 5 to get the discount. I doubt that I'll use 5 as the single one has lasted a year without any breakdown. It's stained somewhat from the darker worts but the fabric and stitching has held up well.

VAHomebrew81 wrote:Side note, props to Spiderwrangler for answering a topic with "spider" in it. Well done.

-Tim

It certainly caught my eye.