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Steeping, Boiling and Mashing Bags

Steeping malted grain is the simplest way to improve an extract based beer. While malt extracts make homebrewing easy, the processing necessary to produce them unavoidably causes some character loss in the malt. By adding crushed grains to the brew pot some of that character is restored. Steeping grain also provides certain yeast nutrients which are important to fermentation. A disposable steeping bag is the easiest way to add grain to the brew pot without creating a mess. Place the grain into the bag and tie off the open end. Place the grain into the brew pot when you turn on the heat. Give it a few pokes with your spoon to help wet the grain. Occasionally push the grain around gently as the pot heats up. It is very important that you do not allow the water to boil with the grain in it. Watch the pot, and just before boiling breaks out remove the grain bag with a strainer and allow it to drain back into the pot. Do not squeeze the bag. All we want is the free flowing water.

Bag Sparging $9.75
Reusable nylon bag 18-1/2 x 20 inches fits a 6-1/2 gallon fermenter or 5 gallon cooler. Place the bag into your container keeping it approx an inch from the bottom, fold the top over the sides and secure it with heavy duty rope or bungee cord to make a false bottom. Pour your mash into the sparging bag, then sparge into your brew kettle.

Heres a terrific new product that will make dry hopping beer and oaking wine a breeze. The Brew Infuser is constructed from high-grade stainless steel and has a 6 inch chain with hook to allow it to hang from the inside of a pot or suspended in a carboy or fermenter pail. The 11.5 inch x 1.5 inch mesh tube shape bag can hold approximately four ounces of hops and can also be used for oak chips, cinnamon sticks, elderberries, peppers or any other additive you would like. It is convenient, sanitary, and dishwasher safe.

reusable nylon 18 x 32 inch

Heavy duty coarse weave nylon mesh bag fits a six gallon pail. It is for use with grape and fruit presses and will also hold a large volume of cheese curd for draining.

reusable nylon 10 x 23 inch

Re-usable coarse weave nylon straining bag

reusable nylon 10 x 23 inch

Re-usable fine weave nylon straining bag

Fermenting Bag $2.35
Still using those non-food grade garbage containers to ferment your wine in? Here is an alternative, this food grade heavy duty plastic bag with flat bottom, 24 x 24 x 48 inches, will fit into a 20 gallon container. No worries and no more polystyrene taste.

single use 5 x 11 inch

Disposable hop and clam boiling bags.

single use 5 x 28 inch

Displsable grain steeping bag holds up to 5 pounds.