Thanksi just thought that it would reduce the body to a great extentyes it will work. Any bag that will hold grain and drain water will work.
I think he might have customs issues.I'd suggest Wilser. They ship, and are not expensive. And you never have to be concerned about it being washed and dried with fabric softener.
Maybe, but I wasn't assuming.I think he might have customs issues.
While I appreciate the egalitarian spirit, in this case the OP is seeking advice about how to make due given the lack of availability in his country of things that most of us have the luxury of taking for granted.I'm not going to treat any individual on this board any different than anyone else.
That was never stated, it was inferred.While I appreciate the egalitarian spirit, in this case the OP is seeking advice about how to make due given the lack of availability in his country of things that most of us have the luxury of taking for granted.
It's not a big deal, but the OP clearly knows what a brewing bag is. He says he can't get one. So how is it helpful to tell him to get a brewing bag?I never said a pillowcase couldn't work, I just offered an alternative. Why is this such a big deal?
This cloth is also used to make shear (see through) curtains/drapes.If there is a fabric store in your area see if they carry a fabric called voile, it is used mainly in women's clothing.
And it doesn't need to contain a (polyester or nylon) voile bag to separate or drain the wort from the grain (this is called lautering).There are many ways to make a mash tun.
A pillow case will work just fine. It will take a bit of extra time for the wort to drain so I would suggest a way to suspend the heavy wort and grain filled bag until it drains as much as possible.I can't get a brewing bag, cheese cloth or paint strainer in my town, can I use pillow casing? On a pillow casing the holes are way thinner than a brewing bag, how will that affect the wort?
Never stopped a Kardashian...Well, I am an American and I really can't do much about the way I look.
There are differences in paint strainer bags weave. I had a pair from a big box store that worked well. I replaced them with ones from a different big box store when the first pair wore out and were no longer stocked at the first store. These were a tighter weave and take longer to drain.A lot of people are saying that a pillowcase will work. I wonder if anybody has actually tried it. I know it’s not the same thing, but I poured my post boil wart from a big stout through a paint strainer once. I wanted to get as much trub out as possible. it completely plug the paint strainer, and nothing would flow through it
If a pillow case is all you can get, it’s all you can get. But use an old one, preferably an old white one. And brew small batches. Start with light beers that have less grain per water.I can't get a brewing bag, cheese cloth or paint strainer in my town, can I use pillow casing? On a pillow casing the holes are way thinner than a brewing bag, how will that affect the wort?
The left over hop matter from a boil will plug most anything up. Even the coarse wire strainers I tried to use would plug up and restrict flow of wort from the boil kettle to the FV so much that I just started pouring it all in the FV except for any that did actually precipitate out to the bottom of the kettle in a tight mass.A lot of people are saying that a pillowcase will work. I wonder if anybody has actually tried it. I know it’s not the same thing, but I poured my post boil wart from a big stout through a paint strainer once. I wanted to get as much trub out as possible. it completely plug the paint strainer, and nothing would flow through it
+1; or maybe +100?The left over hop matter from a boil will plug most anything up.
I still strain, but I stir what's in the strainer to keep the hops from plugging up the mesh too fast. I doubt that it makes any difference to the beer, but I prefer to have a cleaner yeast cake at the end of fermentation if I'm going to save it for future use.Even the coarse wire strainers I tried to use would plug up and restrict flow of wort from the boil kettle to the FV so much that I just started pouring it all in the FV except for any that did actually precipitate out to the bottom of the kettle in a tight mass.
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