Doh!!!

[bweatherly]

Help!!! I have a double brew planned for tomorrow with friends coming down to see how it's done. My order just came in, and I got it from a new site, and the grains aren't in a grain bag! How can I still make it work? (No local hb store) Cheesecloth seems to holey for the crushed grains, and all the cheesecloth I can find is in long narrow strips so it's hard to make a bag. Save me hbt!!!

 

[bad67z]

Go to Home Depot or Lowes they sell 1 gal and 5 gal pvc paint strainer bags, I use one for my hops additions.

http://www.drillspot.com/pimages/2880/288093_300.jpg

http://www.lowes.com/SearchCatalogD...0&newSearch=true&Ntt=paint+strainer&x=31&y=12

 

[bweatherly]

It says they are nylon mesh. Is that ok to use for my boil?

 

[EvilGnome6]

It says they are nylon mesh. Is that ok to use for my boil?

Nylon is fine for a boil. I use one as a hop sock and it works just fine.

And just to make sure, you're not looking to boil the grains, right?

 

[bad67z]

Nylon is fine for a boil. I use one as a hop sock and it works just fine.

And just to make sure, you're not looking to boil the grains, right?

^^^ yes +1 what EG6 says, don't boil your grains. but as he stated quite a few brewers use the 1 gal. size for a hop sock in the boil.

 

[bweatherly]

I am using the bag for the grains, but not to boil Just a typo... So I guess all the bag needs to be able to sustain for me is 155 F with a buncha grains in there

 

[david_42]

If you need to heat the kettle during the steep, be certain the nylon isn't touching the bottom. Scorched nylon is difficult to get out of a pot.