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I've got 7 bags that I've used over the years and all are still in good shape and I only use 2.
1 Wilser Brewer and 1 Brew Bag. Both are excellent and a great deal.
I think the Brew Bag might be better for tighter crush and its supposed to be 210 micron but I don't know what the Wilser bag is.
Just curious what others like or don't like about their bags.
 
I get mine from the dollar (make that 108-yen) store. The size is just about right, and I don't feel bad about throwing one away if I'm too lazy to clean it!
 
Wilser.

I like that it does not have unnecessary webbing straps. That makes it easy to use a prusik hitch to grab the bag wherever I want to for hoisting it.
 
Went through the paint strainer bags and the cheap (and coarse) LHBS bags. Bought a Wilser bag of each size kettle a few years ago and never looked back. Those bags will probably outlast me. Plus one for Wilser's ratchet pulleys and prusik hitch cords.
 
Another vote for @wilserbrewer. Top notch quality and it has lasted me so far for a few years. Only mistake I ever made with it was not cleaning it out immediately and finding a lovely surprise waiting for me after a week...
 
I've got 7 bags that I've used over the years and all are still in good shape and I only use 2.
1 Wilser Brewer and 1 Brew Bag. Both are excellent and a great deal.
I think the Brew Bag might be better for tighter crush and its supposed to be 210 micron but I don't know what the Wilser bag is.
Just curious what others like or don't like about their bags.

I've only done 3 BIAB so far (+1 in fermentor & 1 still bottle conditioning). Wilser bag has done the job so far.
 
Wilser for me. I have no complaints, but I do want to but a BrewBag and do a side by side.
 
It has come.
It is beautiful.
heavier duty than the amazon bag I was using.
The heavier duty locking pulley feels solid and it's nice and clicky.
My poverty pulley with the friction lock from HD did the job but this is nice.
Bet I don't have to pull up on the bag while pulling the cord to lift it with 20-30lbs of grain in it.

Will hopefully try tomorrow.
 
Cheap paint strainer bags worked fine in my 22 quart Presto pressure canner. I moved up to an 8 gallon kettle and the paint bags still worked but the tops tore after one or two uses because they really weren't big enough for the larger diameter. So I bought a Wilser bag and it works great.
 
Wilser since day one.
They hold 25# of wet grain no problem...I'd probably still be using my first bag but I seem to forget to dump the grain out or wash them from time to time :rolleyes:
 
Brew bag ... I have an winch and cable on my brew stand with a hook on it. The brew bag straps will go over the hook and I can hoist the bag out of the kettle to drain, twist and squeeze.
 
Wilser bag all the way!! I also use the bag hoist setup so no more backaches from struggling to lift it out myself. I was formerly using paint strainers bags, but switching to a wilser bag radically improved my brew day and the tighter mesh lets me crush finer while drastically reducing the amount of husk particulate that ends up in my fermenter.
 
Wilser. Got over 40 brews with mine, still looks like new, only a little darker.
 
I quit using a bag and have started using a 400 Micron basket by Chad at Arborfab.

So far, working great.

Pros stainless steel 400 micron basket. Woo hoo.

Cons Only one I can see is that there is a slightly smaller amount the basket will hold (compared to my old bag anyhow) due to the fact that I ordred 3/4 inch feet and have 3/4 inch clearance either side. A bag would fill the space completely, So, there's that.

Hasn't been a concern to me with a 30lb plus grain bill.
 
Been using and reusing the Brew Bag to do MIAB without almost no problem (see below) for a while now.

I have the brew bag its awesome as long as I keep pumpkin out of it

The only time I've had a stuck lautur/sparge was because of pumpkin as well... and I've done a 40/60 rye malt/wheat malt with it.
 
Paint strainer and a bag with strapes,working on the pulley system
 
This. Exactly. Like I was reading about myself. Without the self loathing or sarcastic non-sequiturs. My Wilser is 119 batches (5gal) strong and a lovely patina. It is art in motion.
Went through the paint strainer bags ... Bought a Wilser bag ... a few years ago and never looked back. Those bags will probably outlast me. Plus one for Wilser's ratchet pulleys and prusik hitch cords.
 
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