Mashed with non-modified cooler to see if I like all grain

Just thought I would throw this out there ,made my first all grain that wasn't a BIAB style and I really wasn't sure if I was going to like it so I didn't want to buy a new cooler and modify it to see , so I went to the craft store and bought a yard and a half of nylon , they called it tulle. I put it down in the cooler and put 11 pounds of grain in it and tied it up loosely so that it that it was not packed tight at all. I hit my starting and original gravity that my recipe was set at with figuring 70% efficiency, I just set the cooler up on the counter and drained the wort out into my pot like normal , ran some back through , then did a batch sparge , so just an idea if you want to try all grain without spending on the cooler , and I did enjoy all grain , so now Ill buy a cooler and modify myself.

Why do you need a cooler at this stage of the process?

I used the cooler first to set the nylon in and put the grain in , then took it out and pre heated the cooler before adding my water

BOBTHEukBREWER said:

Why do you need a cooler at this stage of the process?

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I use a paint strainer bag in an igloo drinking water cooler. I call it "mash in a bag".

I was thinking of trying something like this, great to see it works.

I used to use a non modified cooler and nylons for doing partials, it worked great.

The only issue for me is my cooler doesn't have a tap. Would simply decanting (or perhaps siphoning since its warm) the wort then gently pouring it through the grain again be useful for removing coudiness/sparging some more sugar?

Or should I just accept I would get a perfectly crystal clear and efficient mash if I'm not going to invest in equipment?

Do you want crystal clear wort or would you be satisfied with crystal clear beer? My wort comes out cloudy as h*** because I BIAB and I SQUEEZE the bag to get all the wort out that I can. My beers still turn out clear.

RM-MN said:

Do you want crystal clear wort or would you be satisfied with crystal clear beer? My wort comes out cloudy as h*** because I BIAB and I SQUEEZE the bag to get all the wort out that I can. My beers still turn out clear.

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That sounds good enough for me!