transfer to keg through grain bag?

[BucksPA]

does anyone do this, transfer into their keg through a grain bag. I am super careful when racking and always get bits of hops and grain sediment in my keg, and thus in my poured beer. I was thinking about inserting a grain bag in my keg so that when i am racking I grab any loose sediment that may make its way past me. i could simply sanitize my nylon bag before doing so and remove before i put the lid on. thoughts, experiences, etc?

 

[brettg20]

I tie a hop bag onto the end of my auto-siphon when racking every time. Works like a charm.

 

[hoppymonkey]

Seems like it would oxgenate the beer. Ever try gelatin in the keg? Works pretty well and its cheap

 

[brettg20]

Seems like it would oxgenate the beer. Ever try gelatin in the keg? Works pretty well and its cheap

I cold crash with gelatin before kegging just so all the gunk will be left behind. If you saw off a little bit of the dip tube in the keg gelatin works great. It's not necessary to saw of the end but I found with some beers a lot of gunk sunk to the bottom of the keg (thats why I use it when cold crashing) and if the dip tube is raised a little bit you never pull any out. I had some coming out even after the first couple pints before I cut the tube.

 

[jeffmeh]

I cold crash in primary, sometimes add gelatin, and then tie a paint strainer bag to the input side of the autosiphon when racking to keg. It works well for me.

 

[BucksPA]

Seems like it would oxgenate the beer. Ever try gelatin in the keg? Works pretty well and its cheap

wouldnt oxygenate the beer as long as the siphon and the grain bag were on the bottom of the keg. i could see it oxygenating if the grain bag and siphon were suspended in the air, thus splashing around like the ocean in which we swim.

 

[brewingkitty]

got 8 layers of the finest nylon mesh i could find wrapped around the spring on my stainless cane and held in place with nichrome wire to assure a sanitary condition. very minimal pickup even when i go "dredging."

 

[hoppymonkey]

got 8 layers of the finest nylon mesh i could find wrapped around the spring on my stainless cane and held in place with nichrome wire to assure a sanitary condition. very minimal pickup even when i go "dredging."

LMAO. That must be some good beer to "dredge" for!

 

[brewingkitty]

i was trying to illustrate the level of filtration that can be had with those mesh bags. but when i come up short, that extra pint makes all the difference.