Hop pellets on Ebay

[mctoon]

Found these,, what are your thoughts?,,,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Challenger-Brewin ... 286.c0.m14

Seems reasonable to me but im no expert

[mysterio]

Shame about the postage, it's working out about £4 for 100g, Barley Bottom can do better than that in many cases

http://www.barleybottom.com/menu/&categ ... _name=Hops

[paowens]

Barley bottom dont have any challenger

[mysterio]

Go for it then, vacuum packed and stored in the freezer is a good sign, add to that pellets store very well.

[mctoon]

Barley bottom dont have any challenger

Thats why i liked the deal,, i like brews with challenger.

Off Topic,

I have never used pellets before, are the weights in the recipes the same? stupid question i know but for some strange reason i cant get my head round it

[mysterio]

The copper utilisation is higher so you use 80% of the weight for bittering. Keep the aroma additions the same.

Also they may clog your hop strainer if you use a copper manifold... using some whole hops along with the pellets will help filter them.

Or search for 'hopstopper' for an idea of a strainer that will filter pellets. Or you can create a whirlpool to create a cone of trub and hops in the middle and syphon off from the side.

[Deebee]

The copper utilisation is higher so you use 80% of the weight for bittering. Keep the aroma additions the same.

Also they may clog your hop strainer if you use a copper manifold... using some whole hops along with the pellets will help filter them.

Or search for 'hopstopper' for an idea of a strainer that will filter pellets. Or you can create a whirlpool to create a cone of trub and hops in the middle and syphon off from the side.

Meaning that if the recipe cals for say 10 grams you should only use 8 if its for pellets?

good to know.

[mysterio]

Yeah, for bittering additions at least.

[haz66]

Barley bottom dont have any challenger

He does now i`ve just bought 300g off Paul