OK, so I just add hops to the kettle, chill with an immersion chiller then filter the hops out with a sanitized paint strainer bag in the fermenter as I'm draining the kettle.
What I would like to do is come up with a handy, reusable solution. I have a stainless steel milk strainer that fits on top of my fermenters. The problem is, the filter pads it uses would be pretty useless for hops residue(would plug before you even got a good start), however, I could retrofit it with a 2 stage honey stainer(stainless steel) that has 600 and 200 micron straining surfaces.
Would this be an effective solution? Would really like to be able to reuse my strainer indefinitely and just scrub/sanitize between brews.
What I would like to do is come up with a handy, reusable solution. I have a stainless steel milk strainer that fits on top of my fermenters. The problem is, the filter pads it uses would be pretty useless for hops residue(would plug before you even got a good start), however, I could retrofit it with a 2 stage honey stainer(stainless steel) that has 600 and 200 micron straining surfaces.
Would this be an effective solution? Would really like to be able to reuse my strainer indefinitely and just scrub/sanitize between brews.