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Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:48 am
by ScrewyBrewer
While stirring my grains during the mash I've been poking small holes in the grain bag and a few grains have been getting into my wort. I've been thinking about putting the bag with holes in it inside a new bag to help prevent this. Has anyone every thought or done the same thing before?
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:55 am
by Ibasterd
I assume your doing BIAB. I have not done this, but seems like a plausible idea. The only drawback may be a very slow draining of the wort from the grain bag if it's doubled up. I would imagine if one were doing something like a pumpkin beer or with any adjuncts added to the mash, it may drain poorly. Always worth a try as an experiment.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:13 am
by Beer-lord
I have a pretty tight BIAB bag that I bought from
WilserBrewer Bag and it is both very sturdy and very 'tight'. Not much gets thru that bag so I don't see how double bagging will hurt. You will have a problem draining the bag as I have to squeeze mine pretty tight to get all the wort out. (nope, never had a tanin problem either).
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:03 am
by Ibasterd
Beer-lord wrote:I have a pretty tight BIAB bag and it is both very sturdy and very 'tight'.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:15 pm
by Inkleg
I'll cast my vote to the WilserBrewer bag Beer-lord linked to. Very sturdy well made bag custom made to your kettle size. I haven't put a hole in mine yet.
What are you stirring with? Do you have anything sticking into the kettle that might be pinching while stirring?
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:13 pm
by ScrewyBrewer
Inkleg wrote:I'll cast my vote to the WilserBrewer bag Beer-lord linked to. Very sturdy well made bag custom made to your kettle size. I haven't put a hole in mine yet.
What are you stirring with? Do you have anything sticking into the kettle that might be pinching while stirring?
My bag sits inside a perforated stainless basket that fits inside the kettle so the bottom doesn't hit the heating element. I use a long handled plastic mash stirrer but with 24 pounds of grain and stirring it every 15 minutes I think that's making the holes.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:22 pm
by Beer-lord
Is it possible that the holes in the basket are a bit rough and are causing the problem?
Yep, I did say tight, twice and don't know why except maybe it's just very tight. [emoji3]
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Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:27 pm
by Inkleg
Beer-lord wrote:Is it possible that the holes in the basket are a bit rough and are causing the problem?k
This is what I'm thinking also.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:13 pm
by Rebel_B
ScrewyBrewer wrote:While stirring my grains during the mash I've been poking small holes in the grain bag and a few grains have been getting into my wort. I've been thinking about putting the bag with holes in it inside a new bag to help prevent this. Has anyone every thought or done the same thing before?
Never poked any holes in a bag before.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:25 pm
by Ibasterd
Something about this thread just strikes me as dirty. tight double bags, poking holes… I don't know.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:39 pm
by philm00x
Ibasterd wrote:Beer-lord wrote:I have a pretty tight BIAB bag and it is both very sturdy and very 'tight'.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:15 pm
by Crazy Climber
I get small rips -- not holes, really -- in the paint strainer bags that I've been using. One time it let probably about a handful of husks into the kettle. After the second or third such incident with rips/tears, I decided to spring for a WilserBrewer bag.
I haven't used it yet. It will get its first use in a week or two. But I have used the hop sack that I also bought, both for dry-hopping and for a boil session of an extract batch. I was very happy with the hop sack's performance, so I'm confident I'll be satisfied with the BIAB bag.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:16 am
by ScrewyBrewer
Ok, ok I get it, poking tight holes and all that. Seriously thanks folks for sharing your real and imaginary thoughts with me. I'm going to double bag it next time, no pun intended but implied, and will report back after my next brewday. I also plan to look at the sources posted earlier, I've been getting my bags from High Gravity since they made the system I'm using.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:33 am
by bcltoys
https://utahbiodieselsupply.com/brewingfilters.php I use on of these stopped getting hole's no bag needed.
Re: Double Bagging
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:21 pm
by ScrewyBrewer
Wow!, Thank you for posting, this will give me a lot of options to consider, all of them good. Who would have known BioDiesel would have brewing supplies!