Hop spider

[yegnal]

Made one, works great but the PVC I used warped/deformed due to the heat of the boil.

Is there a more robust material ?

 

[Hawkbox]

Most of the ones I've seen are steel. I don't use one personally.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I have this one but I don't use it any more
https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Micro...504011&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=hop+spider&psc=1

 

[thunderwagn]

When you say pvc, do you mean pipe? Or fitting or what? What schedule?
The 'home made' ones I've seen are done with a schedule 40 4x3 reducer.

 

[Nosybear]

Sounds like the PVC pipe reducer to me - use a 3" to 2" PVC pipe reducer with "legs" to the side, a hose clamp to fasten a bag to the small side of the reducer.... Happened to me once when I covered the pot to speed up the start of the boil. I've since moved to a stainless hop cannister but still have Spider Mark 2. I don't know of a way around it, even open the PVC will eventually deform.