Tip for extract w/ steeping grain brewers

[berwick12]

I'm lazy, lets just start off with that, and I also like to keep my hands free while I'm moving around the kitchen. So I realized a better way to drain after steeping your grains in a muslin bag to keep from burning off your darn fingers.

I used to hold the muslin bag in one hand and pour a half gallon of hot water to sparge the grains. Burning my fingers. Every. Time. Last brew I stabbed at the top of the bag with a fork and hung it over the side. I used the lip of the kettle as the fulcrum and handle as the base. Thus keeping my hands free while it drains. See pictures

 

[drainbamage]

Haha, I do that too. It gets the job done!

 

[stlblues5010]

Great idea! I hang my grain bags from the microwave handle above the stove. I do it for the same reasons too damn hot and I don't want to be standing there holding it. If we weren't lazy we wound have never invented the wheel.

 

[JDBrewer]

I take a bakers cooling rack and put across the top of my kettle, then put the bag on top the rack to drain. This makes rinsing the grains easy and prevents channeling.

 

[CHUM_]

i just put mine in a strainer....that rests on top of the pot.

But I like JDbrewer's idea better

 

[DromJohn]

Colander:

 

[petey_c]

I second the colander!

 

[tjnowak]

Colander/strainer works well, just let it rest over the brew kettle for a minute

 

[Brazil]

I take a bakers cooling rack and put across the top of my kettle, then put the bag on top the rack to drain. This makes rinsing the grains easy and prevents channeling.

a cooling rack? Brilliant!

 

[DrunkleJon]

I used to put them in a colander in a different pot while I start heating the runoff for the boil, then pour those drippings in as they accumulate.

 

[berwick12]

The reason why I did the fork is because none of the colanders that I have span the pot opening.

 

[MrFeltimo]

I get my kids to hold the bag, that way there fingers get burnt and not mine... IM KIDDING, IMMM KIIIDDDDING. strainer....