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biab bag

Post by tickle » Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:23 am

which is the best was to wash and clean a biab bag please

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Re: biab bag

Post by rpt » Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:01 pm

I give mine a good rinse to get as much grain out as possible and then it goes in the washing machine with lots of other white stuff.

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Re: biab bag

Post by tickle » Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:13 pm

rpt wrote:I give mine a good rinse to get as much grain out as possible and then it goes in the washing machine with lots of other white stuff.
what about soap from inside the machine you would get some on the bag

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Re: biab bag

Post by BrannigansLove » Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:19 pm

I rinse mine under the tap to rid it of the worst crap, then it goes through a rinse cycle in the washer. I don't use any soap in the washer.

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Re: biab bag

Post by tickle » Wed Nov 09, 2016 6:43 pm

yes but there would still be a bit of soap left behind in the detergent drawer
as I did this with a sponge from my fish pond filter and I could still smell washing powder

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Re: biab bag

Post by alexlark » Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:16 pm

I rinse mine as much as possible then hang up to dry. Once it's dry you can give it a good shake, inside and out, to get rid of any bits.

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Re: biab bag

Post by AnthonyUK » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:53 am

alexlark wrote:I rinse mine as much as possible then hang up to dry. Once it's dry you can give it a good shake, inside and out, to get rid of any bits.
Same here. I've never washed it with detergent.
It dries in minutes and gets put away. No signs of mould or smells at all and it does get sanitised with every brew ;)

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Re: biab bag

Post by Fil » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:22 am

alexlark wrote:I rinse mine as much as possible then hang up to dry. Once it's dry you can give it a good shake, inside and out, to get rid of any bits.
Ditto

rinse out most of the grain, dry, flex n shake (outside) to de-flour, and perhaps repeat ;)

there is too much residue in a washing machines pump feed sump recirculating the rinse cycles for my liking, the level of washing machine reside may be fine for most folks clothes tho some need to use non biologicals, but its way too much for my brew kit..
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate :(

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