Customer Reviews

Quality Review by Justin

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This appears to be a quality product thus far. I have high expectations for its longevity (only used it twice so far). It feels really sturdy holding over 5lbs of wet grain. (Posted on 1/15/13)

Great! Except the wood handle. Review by Lew

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This is a great sturdy double mesh strainer, except the stained wood handle bleeds when wet!

Kind bad that it would do that. Otherwise, great. (Posted on 7/6/12)

Awesome Review by John

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This strainer is very durable and does the job! I used it to filter out hops when transfer from the boil kettle to the fermenter. Love it! (Posted on 1/31/12)

Best tool for the job Review by Jon

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Perfect strainer, I use it to drain my mini-mash bag. Also to filter out hops and break material after the boil. If it's not fine enough for you toss some cheese cloth or a mesh bag on top to catch smaller stuff. (Posted on 1/23/12)

I <3 this strainer Review by brans041

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This is a high quality inexpensive and amazing strainer.

I use it to filter hops before my primary (Wont get all, but will get a lot) and also to rest steeped grain in partial mash.

This is a great addition to your equipment. (Posted on 1/18/12)

pretty darn effective Review by jonathan

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i just finished brewing a black ipa. The recipe had a ton of hops in it and i decided to use the strainer rather than a hop bag. It worked almost too well because i had to stop two time to un-clog the hops from the strainer, i guess it was just because of the high amount used in the recipe. This was a good buy. (Posted on 12/11/11)

It's Great! Review by John

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I just used this for a batch of porter. I was amazed at how much stuff it collected. I ended up having to dumping the trub in the sink twice because the flow was constricted so much. The wort was nice a frothy from the aeration too. Great buy! (Posted on 12/6/11)

Best $15 Spent Review by BeerGeekNY

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A bargain at $15. Works great, easy to clean (Posted on 7/1/11)

Very effective means of aerating wort Review by Joe

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I bought this strainer before brewing my third batch with the intention of catching sediment as I poured my wort from the kettle to the primary, and in hopes of aerating my wort in the process. I was not disappointed on either front.
I was able to dump the entire kettle (~3 gallons) without concern for the sludge in the bottom, which I think will increase my yield by a bottle or two, and the strainer caught all the undesirable sediment as far as I could tell.
Regarding the aeration, this batch has produced the most furious, immediate, and healthy fermentation of the three batches I have done. Fermentation began in a matter of hours, and the airlock has had a nearly continuous stream of bubbles, so much so that the water in the airlock has never been still for even a few seconds over the past 3 days. I have brewed with a swollen package of Wyeast everytime, had the same wort temperature before adding the yeast, and located the primary in the same environment each time. The only differentiating factor is the aeration provide by this strainer.
The strainer is a large, well made item that balances nicely on top of your bucket. It covers the bulk of the opening on the bucket, giving a nice big target to hit when dumping your kettle. As far as I am concerned, this item is a must have! (Posted on 3/30/11)

A must own! Review by wubaru@yahoo.com

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This is a must own for any brewer. The pic doesn't really show the strainer that well but there are two meshes.....one for course material and another for fine material. when i am transfering to either 1st or second fermentation i always use the strainer to collect the gunk at the bottom. (Posted on 2/26/11)

Will not get all of the hops Review by Travis

Just adding to what others said....if using pellet hops without a muslin bag, this strainer will not catch everything. After dumping my kettle into my primary fermenter (though the strainer), I can see a definite layer of hops at the bottom. Not sure how that will affect quality but I plan to re-rack as soon as primary fermentation is complete. (Posted on 1/24/11)

Quality product Review by Jed

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This strainer saved me a lot of time going from the brew pot to the primary. Doesn't catch all of the hops, but does catch a lot that would otherwise clog the fine mesh bag and slow the transfer even more. (Posted on 11/2/10)

Great product Review by BrewZoo

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Awesome for removing 85+% of pelleted hops and aerates the wort so well. Also very sturdy. (Posted on 9/7/10)