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Stress Test - The Brew bag

• brew in a bag • how to brew • no sparge • The Brew Bag • wort filter

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To Brew A Beer reviews The Brew Bag for Coolers

• BIAB • brew in a bag • cooler mash tun • how to brew • no sparge • sparging • The Brew Bag • wort filter

Thanks Matt Del Fiacco for the time and effort to review our product. It can be found on Matt's site here.

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BREWUNITED reviews The Brew Bag for Coolers

• BIAB • brew in a bag • cooler mash tun • mash tun • no sparge • sparge • The Brew Bag • wort filter

Olan Sudduth used his cooler bag for the first time and posted his review here. 

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Brulosopher reviews The Brew Bag for Coolers - a fabric filter for ALL mash tuns!

• BIAB • brew in a bag • how to brew • mash tun • no sparge • sparge • sparging • The Brew Bag

I typically mash in converted cooler MLTs because I often make batches too large to fit the full volume in my kettle, though I absolutely see the value in BIAB and find myself utilizing the method on smaller batches with absolutely no ill-effects. 

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Brewing Process Logic - A Comparison of Methodology

• BIAB • brew in a bag • hop spider • how to brew • mash tun • no sparge • sparge • sparging • The Brew Bag • wort

When using a fabric filter and the full volume of mash water without sparging, the gravity is set when the mash is complete - unless adjusting for volume in the kettle or the fermenter - it is never diluted. In addition the pH is fixed in both the mash tun and the kettle. The entire sparge process can be eliminated, saving time, effort, equipment and energy expense. The use of one kettle, one burner, and one bag with no mash out produces comparable results to sparging.

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