Cleaning your bag?

[Troutchaser]

How does everyone clean there bags? Do you simply spay it off then soak it in a sanitizer?

 

[chickypad]

Rinse it, hang it to dry, then shake off all the grain particles. Grain is not sterile, don't know why you would sanitize before the boil. Unless you're talking a dry hop bag or something?

 

[soccerdad]

I have some brew day items that I wash in a very small load with oxy only so the grain bag and hop bag go in there .. it's an extra small load

 

[Yooper]

I rinse it well, but sometimes it goes in the washing machine.

 

[watermelon83]

Soap and water, sometimes a shave.

 

[soccerdad]

yer a sick man

 

[doug293cz]

Rinse it, hang it to dry, then shake off all the grain particles. Grain is not sterile, don't know why you would sanitize before the boil. Unless you're talking a dry hop bag or something?

I do the same. Unless you have very hard water, you're not likely to get any buildup on it that needs some kind of washing aid. Only time I sanitize a bag is if I'm dry hopping.

Brew on

 

[Troutchaser]

Sounds easy enough for me thanks for the replies!

 

[wilserbrewer]

Rinse well in hot water, hang dry, anything more is just extra work IMO.

 

[govner1]

I scrub my bag & rinse well when I shower daily!
No complaints so far.

 

[doug293cz]

I scrub my bag & rinse well when I shower daily!
No complaints so far.

Is it holding up well in the ~150 F mashes?

Brew on

 

[beersk]

Soap and water, sometimes a shave.

Hehe...you're a funny guy!

I rinse off most of the grain, hang dry, then shake off the rest.

 

[bondra76]

I dump grain out, turn bag inside out and then rinse off

I then wash it in the machine and dry hang it. I noticed washing it takes the discoloration out. Maybe thats just for show only but I like to think it would prevent any future off flavors. Negative of putting it in washer is that it probably declines the bag's life span through the rigors of a washing machine but I still do it.

 

[C-Rider]

I have an outdoor sink w/a ball valve instead of a normal valve. Give a high pressure spray. Just rinse it off till I don't see any grain and hang to dry in the sun.

 

[Magnus314]

I run the first 10 gal of hot water off my immersion chiller into my old HLT/Mash cooler, dump out the grain in the compost heap, and dunk the bag in the scalding hot chiller water to rinse it clean.

Then I hang it on the ladder until I brew next.