Hop Blocker for BoilerMaker Kettle - New to the Blichmann Engineering lineup
is the patent pending HopBlocker boil kettle filtration system! Over a year of
brutal but tasty research yielded a filtration system that has up to 95%
efficiency and is virtually impervious to plugging! We have tested the
HopBlocker with over a pound of pellet hops in a 20gal batch and it brought them
to their knees. Traditional screen filters quickly plug with pellet hops and
other fine break material since they draw from the bottom of the pot and
immediately suck all the break material into the screens where they quickly
plug. For the HopBlocker, we utilized preferrential flow to leave the settled
fine break material (hops and trub) undisturbed at the bottom of the pot while
draining the majority of the wort through a coarse filter from the top down.
When the wort level is just a couple inches from the bottom of the pot, the fine
filter element is then exposed by lifting the shield and the remainder of the
wort is filtered. This way, the fine filter only has to filter a small portion
of the wort instead of all of it. The HopBlocker will filter 90-95% of the break
material and hops out of your wort without plugging. While it is designed
specifically for BoilerMaker pots, it can be installed in any manufacturers pot
or keg. Instructions provided. PLEASE NOTE: The HopBlocker is designed for use
with PELLET hops ONLY. Whole loose hope will PLUG the unit. For using with whole
hops, or a mix of whole and pellet hops, you need to bag your whole hops in a
large muslin grain bag. This will not effect the utilization rate and will
result in significantly less wort loss.
In stock for local pickup or delivery in the Portland, OR, metro area. For
others, free shipping to your door from Blichmann, but only if your total
Blichmann order exceeds $100. For Blichmann orders under $100, you'll be
invoiced via PayPal for shipping charges.
Free shipping only valid for lower 48 states and excludes PO boxes and
APOs/FPOs. Please e-mail for shipping cost to APOs/FPOs and for international
orders.
