$10 Stainless Hop Blocker - by bigljd

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Here's my stainless steel DIY hop stopper that I made for $10. It started it's life as a  jumbo tea ball from Amazon.com. [Read More]

$30 Hopback - by trigger

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I know there are several threads on hopbacks, but I didn't see a blow by blow how to, so here's how I did it. I won't include in and out fittings, since those will be dictated by your particular system.
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Hop Hanger - by David Morgan

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As I mentioned in Weekend in Brewing, I used to just throw the hops in the kettle. During that brew, I used a paint strainer bag to keep the hops contained. This worked beautifully. [Read More]

Drip Irrigation for Hops - by BrewGeeks

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Drip irrigation is a method of delivering water directly to the base of a plant which has many benefits including less evaporation, lower stress from variations in soil moisture, and improved plant growth. In fact, applying water slowly this way exceeds 90 percent efficiency where sprinklers and other methods are generally 50 to 70 percent efficient. [Read More]

$20 Hopback - by Orion

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A hopback is a device that is airtight in which hops are soaked with very hot wort from a brew kettle post boil. This extracts flavor and aroma compounds and prevents them from leaving the wort since it is in a closed airtight system. At the output end of this system is a cooling feature used to reduce the temperature and thereby lessen the escape of the volatile oils from the hops and keep them in the wort. [Read More]