It was fantastically effective at blocking hops and trub. Better than anything I have tried to date. And I have a number: Blichman hop blocker (the worst of the lot), the Hop Stopper, Hop spider, etc…
The problem was, since I gravity drain the wort out of the BK to the fermenter, it too an hour (!) to drain and I finally gave up with the better part of a gallon left on the BK.
No I just give it a good spin with a spoon. I don’t think it matters though. It was an IPA with 6.5 ounces of hops coupled with the hot break… the mud at the bottom filled the entire diameter of 15 gallon BK with over an inch of mud.
Robert,
Yes I did see that! One of my sons in law is a pipefitter. I’ve already talked to him about adding it to my BK.
Second brew (this one a Czech Premium Pale Lager) with the Anvil Kettle Strainer. The Saaz hops were pretty low in AA so I had to use about 6 ounces of hops. This is not going to work for me. I know that having trub in the fermenter is not a problem, so I’m just going to suck trub in the future. But I really like having a small amount of trub left in the cone of the fermenter.
I love how effective it was in blocking trub, I just wish it had better flow!
I use the same kettle strainer and have experienced the same slowed drain with hoppy beers. I went back to using a hop spider even with the kettle screen and that did the trick. One thing i did run into with the anvil kettle screen is that it can get hop and trub debris inside the braid which is a pain to clean. Make sure you rinse it very well after each boil. I did find that if you need to clean it inside, a heavy zip tie with a few slits cut into it for grabbing junk, will slide into the braid and remove built up crap.