Using Mash Tun as a Hopback

[Abstract]

Has anyone used their mash tun as a hopback? I am curious about how you are sanitizing your kettle or preparing it for wort transfer. Any advice or comments are greatly appreciated!

Cheers!
Matt

[Bainbridge]

We use our mash tun as a hopback when we make our annual fresh hop beer. Once the kettle's full we grain out as quick as possible, then give it a really good spray down. If one were really inclined, one could do a quick caustic loop I suppose. But we don't bother, just pump the near-boiling wort into the mash tun filled with fresh hops until the kettle's empty, then start running it back through the heatx to the fermenter.

[Abstract]

Thanks Russell! Definitely gonna give it a go!

I appreciate the time and the response.

Matt

[jcaligure]

MT as hopback

Matt,

I do the same as Russell. False bottom in the MT works well as a filter.

Jamie Caligure
Brewer
Cave Mountain Brewing Co.
Windham, NY

[BrewerRev]

We've done the same thing as well brewing a fresh hop beer for which we couldn't put the cones into our kettle. It worked very well for us.

[troybinso]

So if people have had success with this process, why are hop backs always a sealed tank? Is it just for convenience for not having to worry about overflowing an open grant?