Cleaning hop spider?

[jason.loxton]

I bought a stainless hop spider from OBK awhile back and was excited to try it, but after a couple of brews (cleaning as well as I could in between) it clogged out so badly on the last one that it was literally left holding 2 liters of wort after the kettle completely drained. Zero flow. Tried scrubbing, blasting, oxyclean. That all helped, but there's a still a fair amount of brown material clogging up the mesh. Short of a pressure washer, any one have an magic tricks for getting these things clean? I am on the edge of just going back to bags.

[GAM]

PBW.
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[jason.loxton]

Will give 'er a go. I have a bit of PBW, but it's pricey and the hop spider is such an awkward size that it requires a a lot of volume to soak.

[MikeMorrison]

Try Oxy Clean too. It removes some nasty build up.

[jason.loxton]

Tried Oxyclean (including in very hot water), but doesn't seem to touch it. Work for the rest of my clean up needs.

[darciandjenn]

Off topic - where are you folks buying Oxiclean free? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

[MikeMorrison]

I get it at Superstore or Walmart. The no-name stuff works just as well.

[PMackie]

Yeah a little off topic as well but I find with either hop spider, the stainless steel one or a bag I lose a lot of hop flavor. I get much better results without it but I know its a pain for cleaning and clogs.

Also my stainless steel one has been a pain in the rear to clean as well.