doublesimcoe
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i have a 50 qt pot but now i need a bag for the grain.. it is 16 inches across.. what size bag is everyone else using.
My wife makes up bags for people here and there, don't use cotton thread, it will rot after one or two uses, it can't take the heat.
Try to get the seams overlocked if you can, normal seams are not great for the bags. Use the bag inside out, so that the seams and corners for stuff to get stuck are on the outside, this is counterintuitive as people normallly like to see a clean seam on the outside of stuff.
I think some people just use the 5 gallon paint strainer bags as well.
custom made bag. go to a fabric store and buy a yard of Voile. have it sewn to fit your pot. the fabric cost me $6.00, got a bag and a couple hops bags out of it
Why should the rough edges be on the outside?
I have a web site where I sell bags I make, if there are those who don't want to go the diy route. There are some pictures of what my bags look like. I add webbing to the top and handles.
http://www.brewinabag.weebly.com
Good Luck!
If I didn't have a wife who is a seamstress I would buy one from this guy.. his bags look to be top notch. anyone out there that wants a custom made bag and doesn't sew or know someone that sews, check him out..
(not affiliated in any way with the poster.. just think his bags are worth the money)
To stop grains getting caught in nooks and crannies, if you have all the dirty parts of the seams on the outside and the inside is just a clean stitched seam then the grain has nowhere to get jammed.
erikpete18 said:I've been using a paint strainer bag for stove top partials and I never ever considered this. It was a genuine pain to try to clean all the husks and chunks out of the seams, but now I know what I'm gonna try next time .
I know that the material costs are no where near 36 bucks.. however I asked my wife how much she would charge to make a bag.. with handles.. without even showing her his bag site she popped off 35 bucks.. its about time and materials. his time isn't free.
my bag cost me MUCH less than $15. $6 for material and my wife made it for free.... I used 550 para cord for the drawstring (ex military I have a LOT of para cord laying around...and a cargo chute too!). But if I didn't sew or didn't have anyone around that could sew one for me.. and I wanted a heavy duty custom made bag, 36 bucks is worth it.
I do a similar bag with a draw string and loops for around 15 dollars. You could almost buy a cooler for 36 dollars.
Is that the price for the new bags in American dollars?
If so I'll be ordering one tomorrow. I have an 80 qt aluminum stock pot that is a little wider than it is tall, so I'd prefer to have a more squat bag rather than a tube shaped bag.
I'll get the dimensions tomorrow!
Have a look at the website in my signature, the design has changed a little, the price has increased a little, you can still have your pillowcase design but the standard design now is with a bean tin design.
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