wilserbrewer BIAB Bags, Triple Play Value Combo
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wilserbrewer
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Thanks for the kind words Malty...glad you're happy with the new bag...
Having purchased several bags (hop bag and dry hop bag) I have to admit that this was the most horrible experience I have ever had. Dealing with Mike has been a nightmare!! He was a nightmare in an awesome way as he really busted his ass to fix my problem, he went above and beyond in taking care of my order I messed up on (stupid paypal!! *shakes fist*). I'm not used to great service like this.
I highly recommend doing business with Wilser, he is selling a great product and his customer service is top notch!!
My hop bag held up to one of my IPAs. The bag did need some care post boil as it did retain more than usual wort, giving the bag a twist and let it drain worked fine. The mesh pore size seems much finer than the average paint strainer bag. The size was perfect for my 20g kettle and I got the coverage I wanted for the depth and width of my kettle. Cleaning the bag was painless, much easier than the paint strainer bag, it was a simple rinse and no hop discoloration was seen.
I'm presently using two dry hop bag in two kegs, I dropped one bag in (ahem eh.... I may not have thought that through) but it as of yet has no effect on the keg flow at all. I'd give dry hopping an extra day or two. I'm used to dropping the hops in, this may not actually be a fault of the bags as it is the first time I'm dry hopping in any device that contains hops, I would have liked a bit more aroma. As always with new equipment, new testing must be done. I will need to brew more to fully test and confirm and do side by side
Love the bags, thanks Mike!!
I highly recommend doing business with Wilser, he is selling a great product and his customer service is top notch!!
My hop bag held up to one of my IPAs. The bag did need some care post boil as it did retain more than usual wort, giving the bag a twist and let it drain worked fine. The mesh pore size seems much finer than the average paint strainer bag. The size was perfect for my 20g kettle and I got the coverage I wanted for the depth and width of my kettle. Cleaning the bag was painless, much easier than the paint strainer bag, it was a simple rinse and no hop discoloration was seen.
I'm presently using two dry hop bag in two kegs, I dropped one bag in (ahem eh.... I may not have thought that through) but it as of yet has no effect on the keg flow at all. I'd give dry hopping an extra day or two. I'm used to dropping the hops in, this may not actually be a fault of the bags as it is the first time I'm dry hopping in any device that contains hops, I would have liked a bit more aroma. As always with new equipment, new testing must be done. I will need to brew more to fully test and confirm and do side by side
Love the bags, thanks Mike!!
Just wanted to add: pulled the dry hop bag out of the keg after I killed the keg. Worked perfectly, no floating hop flakes in my beer, and the bag rinsed right off leaving no hop green tint to the material. Looks brand new.
Good stuff!!
Good stuff!!
RedOktoberfest
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As did I this past weekend. I showed a few buddies how easy brewing can be and they all had a blast.
However, I must add that the quality of the bags is impressive and I have absolute confidence these will hold all the grain I can throw at them. Also, the shipping was spot on. I know the bags didn't have to travel very far but I placed the order on Friday and had them in my hands on Monday (if I remember correctly).
Thanks and keep up the good work.
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Itsott said:
Yep. Like two weeks ago
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Itsott said:
A weekend. Ordered Friday arrived Monday
tommyguner03
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then my package should be here today or tomorrow .. that would be perfect timing!
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wilserbrewer
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Order placed afternoon of October 2nd and was shipped on the 3rd....today is the 4th...
Order placed evening of Sept. 30th and shipped the following day October 1st.
Thanks for the purchases and positive feedback!
wilser
tommyguner03
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just received mine in the mail!! thank you and nice work.. i will post on tuesday or wednesday on how my first attempt at biab goes
tommyguner03
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Just finished the mash with your bag. Worked out great!! Only thing I messed up was when I was squeezing the bag the top of bag went into wort and some grain went into the kettle.. Keep up the great work
emprbasist
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Out of curiosity, is there any disadvantage to using one if your dry hop socks for boiling with a hop spider, other than reduced hip capacity? It would seem like a great fit for the diameter of my spider.
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Only disadvantage to using a hop sock for boiling hops would be the smaller size of the bag. The long thin shape of the hop sock is intended for dry hopping in kegs. You must be using a very narrow spider, as the hop socks are only about 5 inches wide, or roughly 3 inches diameter, the larger hop bags intended for boiling are about 10 inches wide, and roughly 6 inches diameter.
Please let me know if you have specific needs and I will try and accommodate.
Thanks,
Wilser
Please let me know if you have specific needs and I will try and accommodate.
Thanks,
Wilser
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dougp said:
Glad your pleased!
Send me a PM, I'll hook you up on the cheap.
Wilser
Ordered mine yesterday!
Quick question, is the draw-string strong enough to hold the bag full of grain?
Quick question, is the draw-string strong enough to hold the bag full of grain?
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wilserbrewer
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The drawstring is quite strong, I believe the poly braid rope (1/8") that I am currently using is 216 lb break strength, so it should be plenty strong IMO and IME.
I did a thread describing various techniques to attach the ratchet pulley to a bag, FWIW I usually use a short piece or cord wrapped tight around the upper portion of the BIAB bag...see link below.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f244/biab-hoisting-w-ratchet-pulley-416419/
Additionally, you can also wrap the excess drawstring around the top of the gathered bag and tie it tight as a lifting point. I did this this past weekend as I was brewing away from home and didn't have my usual bag of tricks by my side...
I saw that thread, but the pictures were blocked at work, now it all makes sense, thanks
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Wilserbrew is the man. I ordered the triple play combo and received a quadruple play instead. I left a comment on paypal requesting the boiling hop bag rather than the dry hop bag as I couldn't tell by the triple play description which was included. That rascal mailed me both of them! The grain bag looks superb, the boiling bag and dry hop bag are of the same quality, and the pulley system looks perfect. I'll test all this stuff out within the next couple of weeks and report back. Really though wilserbrew has customer service down to perfection, I wouldn't hesitate to order from him again. can't wait to try out the bonus dry hop bag! Thanks wilserbrew !
How much weight can this hold? Yeah I read the thread, but I have concerns I don't feel have been fully addressed.
I'm using a 1bbl kettle with roughly a 34" diameter. I use an electric hoist to raise grain bills of 60# and up. With your bag I might be able to submerge 80# of grain.
My primary consideration is safety. Having an 80# bag draining over a kettle filled with 30-gallons of boiling water fail results in a week long hospital stay (I know).
So let's say I have an 80# grain bill. Let's say the bag is plenty strong and won't fail. Let's say lifting by the drawstring would be a bad idea. Let's say I'm not planning on doing excessive squeezing to get the last drop out. Let's say a bag failure where the grain falls into the kettle due to a bag failure is not nearly as bad as the entire bag falling in at once due to a knot failure.
I'm not quite clear on how best to attach the bag to the lift and I didn't see any 80# grain bills discussed up thread. What kind of knot would you recommend for maximum safety? What kind of backup plan would you suggest in case the primary method were to fail?
Would you ever consider using three bags? Bag one with 40#, bag two with 40#, bag three with bags 1 and 2. Attach all three bags to the hoist so that if any one bag fails you don't go to the hospital. Or am I just being silly?
I'm using a 1bbl kettle with roughly a 34" diameter. I use an electric hoist to raise grain bills of 60# and up. With your bag I might be able to submerge 80# of grain.
My primary consideration is safety. Having an 80# bag draining over a kettle filled with 30-gallons of boiling water fail results in a week long hospital stay (I know).
So let's say I have an 80# grain bill. Let's say the bag is plenty strong and won't fail. Let's say lifting by the drawstring would be a bad idea. Let's say I'm not planning on doing excessive squeezing to get the last drop out. Let's say a bag failure where the grain falls into the kettle due to a bag failure is not nearly as bad as the entire bag falling in at once due to a knot failure.
I'm not quite clear on how best to attach the bag to the lift and I didn't see any 80# grain bills discussed up thread. What kind of knot would you recommend for maximum safety? What kind of backup plan would you suggest in case the primary method were to fail?
Would you ever consider using three bags? Bag one with 40#, bag two with 40#, bag three with bags 1 and 2. Attach all three bags to the hoist so that if any one bag fails you don't go to the hospital. Or am I just being silly?
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