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Regrettably, my experience was different. I gave Wilser my actual kettle dimensions and the bag he made was too short. Mistakes happen: the big problem was Wilser refused to fix his mistake (and I was a repeat customer!)

I just wanted the same experience I had with my first bag and that I see in pictures of others using your bags. Instead, cinching the bag is now the only frustrating part of each and every brew day. After considering other possibilities, I believe the only reason for this is the bag should have...

I think you're misreading this. The line you highlighted shows a batch size of 15 gallons (mine is 12 gallons). A 15 gallon batch with 25 gallons of grain is about a 19.6 gallon full mash volume. I think the reason they're saying 25 lbs is the max (for a 15 gallon batch size) is because you...

There's nothing odd about my setup. BrewHardware says a 20 gallon BIAB kettle is good for "6 to 12 gallon batches with practically no upper ABV limit." I'm making just less than 12 gallons of 1.075 wort to go into a 14 gallon fermenter. And in fact, the only weak link in my simple process is the...

Yes, it's almost exactly 18 gallons. I agree this could be a factor but it doesn't seem to be that out of the ordinary. That said, amidst demonstrations of Wilser bags holding 120 pounds of weights, it would come as some surprise if the bag isn't intended for the size of my grain bill. Max...

The argument that resonated with me the most for the Wilser bag over the BrewBag was that the straps raised the attachment point and required a higher hoist. If I use the drawstring this negates the Wilser benefit and gives the advantage to BrewBag because attaching to straps is easier than...

Do you feel like that's the limit for your kettle, or your bag, or both? If you do 30# of grain in a 15 gallon kettle, the equivalent ratio is 40# of grain in a 20 gallon kettle.

Yeah, this guy too:

20 gallon kettle. Typically 36 pound grain bill with 15 gallons water.

I tried that for a couple of brews, even though I don't necessarily trust that that's a secure way to lift the bag and because it increases the height I need to lift the pully because the bag attachment point is higher. The downfall is that my drawstring is three feet long so I had to tie a...

Here's what it looks like lifted. The small slack I had gathered slipped through and the cinch is now resting on the drawstring. The effect whoaru99 mentioned is what's keeping the bag from cannonballing into my kettle of wort.

An inch or so, I'd say. It's more than enough for me to tighten the drawstring below the lip and have no fear of the bag slipping into the kettle during the mash.

Yes, but two things to consider: (1) I had to spend substantial effort to get the darn loop around the bag at the point you see in my photo, and (2) once I lift the bag I lose some of the slack you see because the weight of the bag pulls some of the fabric through the loop. It eventually ends...

My first Wilser bag worked well. Then when I got a new kettle I sent Wilser the dimensions and ended up with a much different experience: Every time I brew I have to struggle to gather enough material at the top of the bag so that I can securely wrap a hitch around it. It takes me a couple of...

This looks great. I'd love to try one out as well!