The Brew Bag Blog — thick mash

Brew In A Bag vs.The Dreaded Stuck Sparge

December 31, 2016 • BIAB • brew in a bag • cooler mash tun • double mill grain • fly sparging • grain crush • home brewing • how to brew • no sparge • Paint strainer • PVC manifiold • sparging • stuck sparge • The Brew Bag • thick mash • thin mash • water to grain ratio • wort • wort filter

We read a lot of articles on the brewing process, and lately we came across two that addressed the issue of the dreaded stuck sparge. The sparge is post mash washing of the sugars from the grains and is accomplished by methodically adding just enough water to the mash tun to "float" the top portion of the grain bed. To allow outflow some sort of manifold with approximately 1/16" holes is inserted in the bottom of the tun. This lets gravity and pressure work together to provide an outlet for the heavier sugar laden wort. The manifold is connected to...

Brew in 90 Minutes - Modified Parti-gyle

February 12, 2015 • BIAB • brew in a bag • parti-gyle • The Brew Bag • thick mash • voile • water to grain ratio • wort

So, you're into your brew day, and as usual you think "what if I could transfer ALL the sugars left in the grain to the boil kettle, there's beer waiting to be born!" And then you brew, clean up, have a brew, and realize you made 5 or 10 gallons in 3.5 hours (BIAB), or 6 hours (non BIAB), so you have another brew and forget about it.

Mash - thin or thick?

February 06, 2015 • BIAB • brew in a bag • mash • The Brew Bag • thick mash • voile • water to grain ratio

I wrote this in response to an article written by Brad Smith in which he stated that one of the "cons" to brew in a bag was a high water to grain ratio. He didn't respond. "You mention that a high WTG ratio produces less beta-amalyse. In my research the higher WTG ratio impacts conversion positively. The enzymatic conversion of starch to maltose for B-Amaylase is activated in the temperature range of 143.6 to 152.6. See the following from Kai Trauser with references to Dr. Ludwig Narziss and Dennis E. Briggs." The results for mash thickness were somewhat surprising....

Very strong mesh bag. Helps a lot when straining mash. Will do business with them again.

Excellent product, fast shipping, would buy again.

I’ve used it multiple times in the past. This is my second bag. Stands up to the heat to maintain mash temperature. Love the loops to hook to carabiners for lifting heavy grains for big beers.

Custom Filters, not related to Brewing

First of all I'd like to thank Rex & the "Brew Crew" for creating a very simple, yet highly effective Custom 200Micron bag for our 1 of 2 Machines in the World for our Optical Lab in San Diego. The bags we ordered showed up in less than 10 days & fit absolutely perfectly. This is not a "normal" bag for the application or brewing...but Rex said, "He's love to take on the challenge". To which he over exceeded our expectations. We have other possible applications which will also create custom applications & he is willing again to take on our challenge. Rex & the "The Brew Crew" are a great asset to have for ANY possible Bag or Application you may want to create. Thank You, again Rex!

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The shipping was super fast was and the bad feels to well made. I expect this bag to last a long time.

Brew In A Bag vs.The Dreaded Stuck Sparge

Brew in 90 Minutes - Modified Parti-gyle

Mash - thin or thick?

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