How do you clean your bags?

[kgx2]

I rinsed my grain bag and hop bag as soon as i was done with them with plain water and hung to dry. Should i use any kind of cleaner on them?

 

[wfowlks]

I place mine inside out in the clothes washer with bleach, no detergent

 

[zaptop]

I'm throwing away the bags after use, they are too cheap to bother cleaning

 

[Transamguy77]

I place mine inside out in the clothes washer with bleach, no detergent

+1 except no bleach just detergent. I've had some bags for almost 3 years now and they are as nice as when I bought them.

 

[wfowlks]

I'm throwing away the bags after use, they are too cheap to bother cleaning

What bags do use? The ones that I have are like 5$ a piece, and they are high quality nylon mesh. I have also used a 5$ Walmart Voile curtain to make a big hop bag. But I wouldn't throw that out because I have stitched it.

 

[HumulusHead]

I wash my bag in the shower with a little dove for men



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[nzbrew]

I rinse in water straight away which cleans them pretty well, then into the washing machine with the next load if towels!

 

[brooklanebrewing]

I've had my home made $5 curtain bag for 3 years. Always just rinsed then air dried and stuck husks just came right off. It's come to have a slight brown tinge so I threw it in the sink with a little bleach. Totally back to shiny and new. Took about 6 soaking rinses before the bleach smell went away though. Maybe in another 3 years I'll try a different technique. Haha. Maybe hot PBW soak.

 

[mb82]

Rinse inside out, dry out then shake to get any extra husks that I didn't get lose.

 

[2drunk2]

This is good info.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Hot water rinse, anything more is unnecessary and could put wear on your bag, IMO.


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[wilserbrewer]

Sorry double post

 

[Timbo06]

I just rinse mine with the water that is coming out of the end of my wort chiller while the wort is cooling down.


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[CaliforniaJones]

+1 except no bleach just detergent. I've had some bags for almost 3 years now and they are as nice as when I bought them.

+1 also but no bleach or detergent. Just inside out on wash and air dry.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Wash em good and hang em dry. I have the easiest time of it using the shower head personally. Whatever I miss can be easily dusted off when it dries.

If I see the bags starting to get grungy I'll soak them in bleach for a while just to make it look nicer, but it doesn't seem to be necessary.

 

[kh54s10]

I take them out in the yard, rinse well with a hose. Air dry.

Still using the two 5 gallon and four 1 gallon bags that I bought 3 years ago.



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[Pole]

Rinse inside out, dry out then shake to get any extra husks that I didn't get lose.

Same here.

 

[pdxal]

5 gallon paint strainer bags- hand wash with dish soap inside and out, rinse out well and hang dry. When dry shake inside out to knock off grain husks. Throw away after about 10-15 uses.

 

[beng]

Rinse mine, let it air dry, then give it a good couple shakes to get rid of any material that may have hung around, then hang it up until the next use. Next brew day, I'll shake it a bit more, and always give it a good look over to make sure its serviceable.

 

[pricelessbrewing]

I use a cheap curtain from ikea, folded over three times unsewn. It's 3$ for two of them, so not a big deal if I ear them out more quickly. I rinse, flip inside out, rinse. Then into the washer.

 

[Zzyzx3]

Soak and rinse mine after using it and let it air dry. There might be a few particles left, but you can probably shake or pick them out.

 

[soccerdad]

I have a few things that i wash gentle cycle, oxy only. That includes grain and hop bags.

 

[Limestone_Cowboy]

I lay mine inside out on a concrete walkway, step on one end and spray it full blast with a garden hose. Spin it around and repeat. Turn it right side out and repeat. Whip it dry, and drape over a chair inside to air dry.

 

[redwing_al]

spray inside and out, hang to dry.. always sanitize befor using again, but the wilserbrew bags are nice!

 

[wilserbrewer]

Just my opinion al, but there really is no need to sanitize a grain bag before using it as grain is far from sanitary.

To each his own if you like that way
Cheers


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[RickS]

I was wondering why he would sanitize the bag. It is used before the boil, so anything that would get into the boil would be sterilized by the boil.

 

[thebrewershub]

I like to rinse with water then freeze in a ziplock. No need use a cleaner. Just bring straight from the freezer and drop it in the hot water before use.

 

[firerat]

I like to rinse with water then freeze in a ziplock. No need use a cleaner. Just bring straight from the freezer and drop it in the hot water before use.

You freeze it?

Just out of curiosity, why?

 

[MindenMan]

I rinse off the big stuff, let them dry, knock off anything that is left. Depending on if I think far enough ahead, I put them in the washing machine. Even still, I bleach them, I rinse them, and run them through Iodophor before using them.

 

[FB12]

Same here.

Ditto

 

[firerat]

I wash my bag in the shower with a little dove for men



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Hahaha.... :cross:

 

[mkyl428]

I turn mine inside out and run it through the washing machine with my hop bag using hot water, and no detergent. Then I air dry it.

 

[mmb]

A quick rinse and hanging it up to dry has worked fine so far. Getting soap or anything on it doesn't sound like a great idea to me.

 

[Culln5]

I hand wash mine in oxyclean free right after I dump the spent grains, rinse well, and then hang to air dry.

George

 

[thebrewershub]

Nothing can grow in the freezer. No need to sanitize.

 

[evrose]

Nothing can grow in the freezer. No need to sanitize.

But why would you sanitize a bag used to hold grain before the boil?

 

[wilserbrewer]

Mash, empty, rinse well, hang dry, repeat.

Anything more is exercise IMO. But if it makes someone feel good, great.


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[ballsy]

Toss in laundry room for the wife to put in next load. She uses fagrance free detergent. It's hanging in there nice and clean when brewing day comes around again!

 

[BrewinInPA]

Top rack of the dishwasher if they get really skungy, otherwise just a rinse.

 

[MikeScott]

Why wash them? It's pre-boil
Just kidding of course, like many others, I rinse them off, inside and out, then hang them to dry. Once dry everything shakes off.