nealperkins

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OK, I'm swallowing what little pride I have left to ask...how the heck do you determine how to 'properly' open a sack of grain?

Every now and then I get one to zip right open but, not often enough.

Thanks

Brew-boy

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Same here I get the old knife out when frustrated or I have the wife do it.

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passedpawn

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I'll bet the brewery guys just grab the string and rip it right open. I try that every time and it never works. Ugh.

Boxcutter for me.

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sloescher

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Here's the instruction's I've used.. Gotta love the video linked on the same page! (Opening a Weyermann® Malt Bag Is No Magic Trick!)

http://www.weyermann.de/eng/produkte_neu.asp?go=ms&umenue=yes&idmenue=37&sprac he=2

passedpawn

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haha, alright! I've got a bag of Weyermann right here and I'm gonna try it.

So,

1) with the Weyerman logo facing you, cut the yarn dangler on the left
2) pull the white string

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Smashing

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And.....

beaksnbeer

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Rahr sacks have a real simple pull tab

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Sean

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Maybe he fell in? Should someone call someone?

southerngroove

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Maybe I'm missing something here but my knife works great!

Montanaandy

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Problem with using a knife is you get shards from the bag mixed in with the grain which in turn can gum up your mill over time. Better to just pull the string which is easy to do.