Hi everyone. I've been using a brew bag in my MT on my Spike Trio + system for years now. I recently got a new Wilser bag as I ripped a hole in my last one. For me, the main benefit of the bag is easy removal of the grains from the MT. Instead of scooping the grains out, where it's almost guaranteed that you'll drop some when scooping out of the kettle, it's just one easy lift out of the kettle and into a bucket. Added benefit is it works as a filter.
However, since I got the new bag, I've had a problem with the pump sucking the bag down to the false bottom. This causes flow issues and actually is enough of an issue to stop the pump. I have to go and lift up the bag and I can feel AND hear it "pop" off of the false bottom. Once I do that, flow is restored and the pump continues working. Just brewed an Imperial Stout this weekend and ran into this again. It finally stopped doing it right around the 45-50 minute mark but prior to that, I was having to mess with the bag every 5 min or so.
I've seen some posts where other people have corrected this using a combination of rope/bungee cords and carabiners to tie around the bag and keep it from getting pulled down. However, my bag doesn't have multiple strap handles like those do. Besides eliminating the bag from the MT, anyone have any thoughts for solutions to this?
However, since I got the new bag, I've had a problem with the pump sucking the bag down to the false bottom. This causes flow issues and actually is enough of an issue to stop the pump. I have to go and lift up the bag and I can feel AND hear it "pop" off of the false bottom. Once I do that, flow is restored and the pump continues working. Just brewed an Imperial Stout this weekend and ran into this again. It finally stopped doing it right around the 45-50 minute mark but prior to that, I was having to mess with the bag every 5 min or so.
I've seen some posts where other people have corrected this using a combination of rope/bungee cords and carabiners to tie around the bag and keep it from getting pulled down. However, my bag doesn't have multiple strap handles like those do. Besides eliminating the bag from the MT, anyone have any thoughts for solutions to this?