Vacuum Packing
- alexlark
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Vacuum Packing
Would never have thought how satisfying vacuum packing hops could be!
Bought the Andrew James vacuum packer off eBay £39.99, free postage compared to Amazon.
Just used it this morning to re-seal the hops after using what I needed. Also sealed another bag of hops all weighed out ready for the dry hop. Just wished I got one sooner rather than messing about with sticky tape. A cracking purchase.
Bought the Andrew James vacuum packer off eBay £39.99, free postage compared to Amazon.
Just used it this morning to re-seal the hops after using what I needed. Also sealed another bag of hops all weighed out ready for the dry hop. Just wished I got one sooner rather than messing about with sticky tape. A cracking purchase.
Re: Vacuum Packing
I bought the same one last year.
I bought mainly as I bought some bulk hops and wanted to split them up.
I have used it to prepare hop additions a few days before a brew day, so I end up with 3 or 4 bags, for 60, 15, 5 and 0 minutes etc.
You can also use it to reseal the small bags of malt crystal and the like.
Very handy.
I bought mainly as I bought some bulk hops and wanted to split them up.
I have used it to prepare hop additions a few days before a brew day, so I end up with 3 or 4 bags, for 60, 15, 5 and 0 minutes etc.
You can also use it to reseal the small bags of malt crystal and the like.
Very handy.
- Wonkydonkey
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Re: Vacuum Packing
I got one, 2 years ago and have found that I seal everything up that I can nowh.
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- alexlark
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Re: Vacuum Packing
I think it's great that you can cut the bags and re-seal them, plus also re-use the empty hop bags. Mmm... what can I vacuum pack next lol
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Re: Vacuum Packing
I've also got the Andrew James one - great bit of kit! Now you can start sous-viding in your mash tun.. works great with a herms rig. I also vacuum pack my phone before I go fishing, screen works fine through the plastic and it's 100% waterproof.alexlark wrote:I think it's great that you can cut the bags and re-seal them, plus also re-use the empty hop bags. Mmm... what can I vacuum pack next lol
- donchiquon
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Re: Vacuum Packing
Did anyone look at the AJ model that uses a roll of film - any benefits in this or is the standard bag model the one to go for.
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Re: Vacuum Packing
Does this work with mylar bags?
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The one I have can use either - actually, I guess any can? The roll is just a tube so you make your own bags effectively by sealing two ends. The unit has a holder for the roll and a cutting bar so you can cut lengths to size. I have rolls and bags - bags are a bit less effort to use because you only need to seal one end but you can customise your size a bit more with the roll.donchiquon wrote:Did anyone look at the AJ model that uses a roll of film - any benefits in this or is the standard bag model the one to go for.
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Re: Vacuum Packing
I bought a roll one the bags that came with the unit ran out. I prefer the ability to choose bag size that the roll offers.
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No I dont think you can. As mylar bags are smooth and the vacpac bags are textured so the air can be drawn out by the vacpacer. You can seal mylar bags with an iron or some of those hair straighteners the Mrs uses. To make them 'vacpaced' you put a couple of oxygen absorbers in with the hopsHanglow wrote:Does this work with mylar bags?
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I use this one personally, can't recommend it enough:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OB8ZRSM?vs=1&vs=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OB8ZRSM?vs=1&vs=1
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There are ways of sealing with mylar with those simpler vacuum sealers. I've seen people using short sections of straw or grooved plastic sheets that fit inside the bag and provide a way of the vacuum getting to the bottom of the bag. Personally I bought a snorkelvac- cost me just over a hundred and seals mylar bags beautifully.
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An alternative is to buy the Andrew James canisters, once you open a mylar pack, pop it in the canisters and vacuum seal.
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- Wonkydonkey
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Re: Vacuum Packing
phil.dadd wrote:I use this one personally, can't recommend it enough:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OB8ZRSM?vs=1&vs=1
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And even some tasty meat in a bag,,,lol
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Expensive though and at that price you don't have to spend that much more to get a chamber vacuum sealer.