Plastic from Grain Sack

[flbrewer1]

Excited to open up my first 55 pound sack of 2-row, I inadvertently ripped it open not paying attention to the correct way to open these stitched bags.

I noticed a couple of small pieces of clear plastic (from the inner bag) drop into the grain. Couldn't find them and now am concerned that they'll most likely get ground up in the mill and pass through the MT eventually to the boil.

Can anyone chime in with some common sense to qualm my OCD?

The more I think about it, I'm sure this happens more often than not in commercial breweries that are opening loads of these bags at a time.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Excited to open up my first 55 pound sack of 2-row, I inadvertently ripped it open not paying attention to the correct way to open these stitched bags.

I noticed a couple of small pieces of clear plastic (from the inner bag) drop into the grain. Couldn't find them and now am concerned that they'll most likely get ground up in the mill and pass through the MT eventually to the boil.

Can anyone chime in with some common sense to qualm my OCD?

The more I think about it, I'm sure this happens more often than not in commercial breweries that are opening loads of these bags at a time.

That plastic will get stuck in the mash tun...no harm done (yes, a bit rhyming).

 

[flbrewer1]

That plastic will get stuck in the mash tun...not harm done (yes, a bit rhyming).

How do you figure? Couldn't it just float through with the beer under the false bottom?

 

[Onkel_Udo]

How do you figure? Couldn't it just float through with the beer under the false bottom?

No. You vorlauf to clarify, right? How much grain gets past after?

 

[flbrewer1]

No. You vorlauf to clarify, right? How much grain gets past after?

These were small pieces of plastic. Yes, I vorlauf

 

[Jeffinn]

Seriously, don't worry about it. The grain bed will fliter them out or your false bottom will.

 

[bja]

The more I think about it, I'm sure this happens more often than not in commercial breweries that are opening loads of these bags at a time.

They probably throw sacks of grain in the mill without even opening them.

 

[1977Brewer]

It's not the worst thing in that bag of grain by a long shot.

 

[ImNoExpert]

It's not the worst thing in that bag of grain by a long shot.

Agreed.

Sticks, rocks, bugs, bug parts, car keys, ceiling fans, cinder blocks, old tires, new tires, etc.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

ceiling fans, cinder blocks, new tires,

I pretty sure none of those are in there but you forgot the animal feces and urine, plain old dirt, etc.