FloppyKnockers
Well-Known Member
This is only a recent problem (and solution) of mine since for the past several years all I did was dump my spent grains into my yard debris bin for weekly removal. I have moved to a different place where yard debris goes in the trash. Trash is not collected by automation, but by a crew of guys that grab bags and bins and hoist them in the back of the collection vehicle.
This may not seem huge, but I don't have goats, chickens, nor the desire to bake treats for the dogs. Now I have to bag my spent grains and put them out for pick-up.
After I pull the bag, I wring it and squeeze it like it owes me money then put the bag in a bucket. It never fails that more liquid will collect at the bottom of the bucket. Bagging the grains can be messy. If there's a hole in the trash bag, that'll cause a sticky mess on the floor and on the street.
The solution: I thought of making a false bottom for my bucket by sacrificing a lid, drill some holes, and fashion some feet out of lid parts or pipe. Then I found this little $9 gem:
It's a grit guard made for car wash buckets, but has found a new life in my brew room. It suspends the bag above the bottom of the bucket. At the end of the brew day, the spent grains are significantly drier and lighter and easier to bag and dispose of.
Just wanted to share in case someone else is in the same boat looking for a similar solution.
TLDR; Grit guard good. Sticky floor bad.
This may not seem huge, but I don't have goats, chickens, nor the desire to bake treats for the dogs. Now I have to bag my spent grains and put them out for pick-up.
After I pull the bag, I wring it and squeeze it like it owes me money then put the bag in a bucket. It never fails that more liquid will collect at the bottom of the bucket. Bagging the grains can be messy. If there's a hole in the trash bag, that'll cause a sticky mess on the floor and on the street.
The solution: I thought of making a false bottom for my bucket by sacrificing a lid, drill some holes, and fashion some feet out of lid parts or pipe. Then I found this little $9 gem:
It's a grit guard made for car wash buckets, but has found a new life in my brew room. It suspends the bag above the bottom of the bucket. At the end of the brew day, the spent grains are significantly drier and lighter and easier to bag and dispose of.
Just wanted to share in case someone else is in the same boat looking for a similar solution.
TLDR; Grit guard good. Sticky floor bad.