1) Brewing term 
A vessel that is filled with hops to act as a filter for removing the break material from the finished wort.
A vessel that is filled with hops to act as a filter for removing the break material from the finished wort.
A Hopback or hop back is a small hop filled vessel, typically made of copper or stainless steel that is usually placed between either the brew kettle and wort chiller or brew kettle and fermentation chamber. It is highly recommended that you place the hopback between the brew kettle and chiller if an external chiller is being used. If the beer is f...