About to dry hop for the first time. Got my keg cleaned out, hop bag ready to be boiled, and plan on tying to the top of the keg and leaving it in until it kicks. From what I've read that all seems fine. My question is the weight I was planning on using in the bag. It's a bolt that is supposed to be stainless steel. The markings on it are F593C THE. I know there a different levels of stainless, anybody know if this one will be ok to use in my beer? I'm about to throw it in some PBW to remove any oils and boil it with the hop bag.
No way to tell by the markings. The only thing that's critical is that it is clean and sanitzed . . . a table spoon would easily work. You didn't ask, but a bigger concern is the hop bag. Too thin a mesh and it doesn't effectively transfer oil . . . too wide a mesh and expect hop sediment to escape. It's a fine line you won't really know until you try it.
The bigger the bag as well. If the hops are packed too tight the ones in the center are hardly getting contact with the beer.
304 Stainless. From Tawain. I don't see any reason it wouldn't be good enough to safely weigh down a hop bag, as long as it's clean and sanitized, as @PortLargo said.
