hop & grape Hop strainer

[worcshopshop]

can't remember which side up the hop strainer goes in my boiler, i've drilled some holes a few months ago and can't remember holes upwards or downwards?

[adm]

downwards!

[DarloDave]

. The few times I used my H+G strainer I had the holes upwards I think

[chris_reboot]

mine is down.

it's not a shop bought one, a DIY, but same thing.

[delboy]

can't remember which side up the hop strainer goes in my boiler, i've drilled some holes a few months ago and can't remember holes upwards or downwards?

With holes the orinetation is not so important(check out a hopshop strainer, holes all around it) its important though that the precut slits that come in a H&G strainer are pointing downwards though, so let that be the deciding factor.

[Matt]

My H&G strainer blocked sometimes. I think it was Del who suggested this originally, but I wrap mine in a muslin hop back nowadays and I've never
had a blocked run off since.

[Parva]

My H&G strainer blocked sometimes. I think it was Del who suggested this originally, but I wrap mine in a muslin hop back nowadays and I've never
had a blocked run off since.

Drilling 3mm holes inbetween the slits is another cure to the stuck run-off problems with that strainer.