Hop Cannons

Maximize Aroma, Minimize Oxygen, and Boost Your Yield

In the era of heavily hopped IPAs, NEIPAs, and Hazy Ales, efficient dry hopping is one of the most critical steps in the brewing process. However, dumping hops directly through the top manway of a fermenter introduces dangerous dissolved oxygen (DO), risks beer geysers, and often results in poor hop utilization.

Enter the Craftmaster Stainless Hop Cannon. Engineered for maximum aroma extraction and zero oxygen pickup, our Hop Cannons allow you to safely and efficiently circulate beer through a pressurized vessel loaded with pelletized hops. The result? A vibrant, explosive hop profile, significantly reduced hop creep, and less beer lost to hop trub.

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Standard Specifications & Features

Constructed with the same rigorous attention to detail as our brewhouses and cellar tanks, our Hop Cannons are built for heavy commercial use.

Material: Premium, sanitary 304 Stainless Steel construction.
Interior Filter: Precision-engineered stainless steel internal filter screen to retain hop matter.
Valves & Fittings: Equipped with high-quality sanitary Tri-Clamp (TC) butterfly valves and sight glasses to monitor circulation and clarity.
Safety & Pressure: Includes a top-mounted Pressure Gauge, CO2 inlet valve, and a Pressure Relief Valve (PRV).
Mobility: Mounted on a sturdy stainless steel frame with heavy-duty locking casters for easy movement around your cellar.
Cleaning: Features an internal rotary spray ball for easy inline CIP cleaning after use.

The Advantages of Inline Dry Hopping

Upgrading from traditional manual dry hopping to a Craftmaster Stainless Hop Cannon provides immediate, measurable benefits to both your beer quality and your bottom line:

Zero Oxygen Pickup: By thoroughly purging the hop vessel with CO2 before circulating, you completely eliminate the risk of introducing oxygen (DO) to your finished beer, drastically extending its shelf life.
Maximum Aroma Extraction: The turbulent circulation shears the hop pellets apart, ensuring 100% contact time with the beer. This optimal transfer of essential hop oils means you can often achieve more aroma while using fewer hops.
Reduced Product Loss: By keeping the bulk of the spent hop matter inside the Hop Cannon (and filtering it out before it returns to the fermenter), you significantly reduce the amount of beer lost to hop trub at the bottom of your unitank.
Improved Brewer Safety: No more carrying heavy buckets of hops up ladders or risking dangerous CO2 geysers when dropping hops into an active fermenter. The entire process happens safely at ground level.

How the Hop Cannon Works

The Craftmaster Stainless Hop Cannon is designed to completely dissolve and extract essential hop oils using dynamic fluid mechanics, rather than relying on gravity.

Purge: Load the vessel with your pelletized hops, seal the unit, and purge the chamber with CO2 to create a completely oxygen-free environment.
Circulate: Using a sanitary centrifugal pump, beer is pushed from the fermenter into the Hop Cannon.
Extract: The vessel utilizes an engineered inner turbulence design (often a double helix or angled vortex) that violently shears and dissolves the hop pellets as the beer circulates.
Filter: An internal stainless steel filter screen prevents large hop matter from returning to the fermenter, ensuring a clean transfer.
Return: The intensely hop-infused beer is returned to the fermenter. This closed-loop circulation can be run until the desired aroma profile is achieved.

Versatility Beyond Hops

While engineered specifically for maximizing hop aroma in IPAs and Hazy Ales, the Hop Cannon is incredibly versatile. It is the perfect vessel for inline extraction of other adjuncts and ingredients, including:

Coffee Beans (for Porters, Stouts, and Cold Brew)
Cacao Nibs & Vanilla Beans
Coriander, Orange Peels, & Spices (for Belgian Wits and Saisons)
Fruit Purees and Zests

Ready to Elevate Your Hop Profile?

Stop losing beer to hop sludge and stop risking oxygen exposure. Upgrade your cellar with a Craftmaster Stainless Hop Cannon and get the most out of every ounce of hops you buy.