Burnt brew nylon brew bag

[Closrosa]

I recently burned a nylon brew bag while mashing (I think the bag was too big for the kettle pot I was using). Anyone else has experienced this and do you think I should dump the beer? I attached a picture for reference. The flavor may be off but from a health perspective would it be safe to drink?

 

[Pappers_]

I don't know, of course. I suspect its not dangerous to your health, in that its such a small amount of plastic diluted in five gallons of beers. But yeah, that stinks.

You might look into using cotton bags.

 

[PberBob]

Nylon and polyester bags are thermoplastic, so they melt before they burn. A lot of the missing material is probably shrunk back or stuck to the pot. If the flavor is not offensive, I would be tempted to keep going. The boil will most likely drive off a lot of the off-flavor. However, mashing just got a lot trickier.

Scorching non-chlorine/fluorine plastics is not much different than scorched animal. The placebo toxicity is going to haunt you more than the actual effect. Go with what you’re comfortable with.