When doing partial mashes, how do you all avoid having the grain bag touch the bottom of the pot, and burning through. In my prior 6 brews, I've tied the bag to a large wooden spoon and essentially hung/suspended it on the spoon, which rests over the pot. It's a pain to get it at just the right height so it doesn't touch the bottom, but also allows plenty of room for the grains to roll around in the hot water. Well, yesterday, I guess I mis-tied by 1/8" because I got a dime sized hole burned through the nylon. Besides being annoying, this let out a handful of grain to free float around and make tranferring the wort a pain due to clogging the hose. It's also strange that no directions I've ever read warn you about not letting the grain bag touch the bottom. They just say "put the grain in the bag and heat the water...".
Is there a better way to do this that I'm missing??
Is there a better way to do this that I'm missing??