Stainless steel brew baskets?

[Hamner Brewhouse]

A couple of the handles on my brew bag started to fray. Pretty sure it will not make it through another brew. Thinking of upgrading to a stainless steel mesh basket. Seems Morebeer & NB have just hop baskets. I swear I saw mash baskets 3 or 4 years ago. Anybody have links to baskets they use or have researched?

 

[Semper Sitientum]

If you google “mash basket” there are plenty out there including More Beer and Amazon. They do say “hops“ in the description but in reality they are for malt.

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Br...7&psc=1&mcid=feb5d1adbbda30018ad161284234fdca

 

[Tim Bulin]

Just ordered q 13.8"x13.8" I'm just planning on using it for hops though. Should be here by the end of the week.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Man I'm gunna measure my kettle diameter I gotta get one of them baskets!

 

[west1m]

Hopefully stirring your mash is not to hard on them.

 

[Minbari]

Hopefully stirring your mash is not to hard on them.

stainless mesh is pretty tough. I biult my own brew basket out of aluminum bar and stainless mesh a few years ago. its not as pretty as these, lol.

 

[Donoroto]

Hopefully stirring your mash is not to hard on them.

My brewzilla has what is essentially a ss brew basket. They call it a malt pipe.

There is a blurry gray line between biab and all-grain.

 

[Tim Bulin]

13.8x13.8 from Amazon in a 65l DigiBoil

 

[Minbari]

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13.8x13.8 from Amazon in a 65l DigiBoil

Doesn't look big enough

 

[Tim Bulin]

Doesn't look big enough

Plenty big for the batches I brew(only going to use it for hops). If I want to do a bigger batch I can always put the false bottom back in and raise it up 1.5". Should be able to easily do a 10 gallon batch. I have a malt pipe for it, just prefer a 3 vessel system(and the thermobarrel is SO shiny LOL).

 

[Donoroto]

Maybe not big enough for @Craigerrr's hop additions?

 

[Craigerrr]

Maybe not big enough for @Craigerrr's hop additions?

droll Jerry, very droll

 

[Minbari]

If you google “mash basket” there are plenty out there including More Beer and Amazon. They do say “hops“ in the description but in reality they are for malt.

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Br...7&psc=1&mcid=feb5d1adbbda30018ad161284234fdca

So after using this basket for a few months. It's in the bin! Mesh is far too fine, clogs like mad. In addition, I have had to repair it three times. The welds pop under the weight of the grain.

 

[Hamner Brewhouse]

Gekufu Wine Hop Filter

I ended up getting this basket off Amazon. I brewed a Kolsch with 9 lbs grain. Had plenty of room. Picture is at end of mash. I used a plastic mash paddle & fairly thin mash. I think it would comfortably hold 12 lbs. If i get excited to try an imperial stout, I'll see if it holds more.

I forgot to mention I had issues using it as a hop spider. Using pellet hops it clogged it up resulting in issues of wanting to boil over.