Cleaning the Bag

[IL1kebeer]

What does everyone do to clean their BIAB bag after mashing. I use hot water to rinse it and remove as much of the grains as I can, but my bag ends up smelling like grains. Is PBW or Oxiclean good? Washer and dryer? Anything else? Thanks.

 

[LLBeanJ]

I rinse the bag under warm water to get most of the grain out and let it air dry. Nothing more than that.

 

[tankcrash]

I rinse mine and then throw it in the washer with oxyclean. Seems to work for me. Figure the chlorine in my tap water more then likely dissipates by the time I need the bag again.

 

[wilserbrewer]

I dump my grain out of the bag the backyard for the deer. Turn the bag inside out and give it a shake, then I drape it over the railing of my deck and hose it off and allow it to air dry. Takes little effort and the bag is reasonably clean, likely as clean or cleaner than the grain that's going in it for the next batch...save the cleaning for the cold side fermenters bottles / kegs IMHO.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

!. Dump out the grains
2. Turn inside out and hose off, turn outside in and repeat
3. Hang to dry
4. End of this thread, no other responses needed

 

[IL1kebeer]

sounds good thanks

 

[ram5ey]

I throw it in a delicates bag and then gentle cycle in the washer. Air dry.

 

[dustinstriplin]

I turn it inside out, rinse well, then agitate with dish soap. Finally I rinse the soap out and hang it up to dry.

 

[RM-MN]

Dump, rinse in the sink, hang to dry. I quit trying to get the last of the grain particles out. Nothing significant grows on the grain particles because they are dry before bacteria or mold have a chance to get started and if they did, the wort gets boiled so it kills them on the next batch anyway.

 

[pogden]

What the inside-out, rinse and drip dry guys said, with an additional note that the few bits of remaining grain seem to fall off as the bag dries.

 

[Tinpanharry]

I rinse and hang to dry. No problems yet after about 30 brews.

 

[DaNewf]

What the inside-out, rinse and drip dry guys said, with an additional note that the few bits of remaining grain seem to fall off as the bag dries.

And the few stubborn bits can usually be dislodged by a good hard shake.

 

[cgherrington3]

I dump the spent grains in the yard. Must be some tasty bugs in that pile, 'cause there's an army of lizards living on it.

 

[iowabrew]

I'm in the inside out rinse and air dry call as well

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[mkyl428]

I dump my grains then turn my bag inside out and throw it and my hop bag in the wash with oxiclean... Keeps my bag nice and clean!

 

[musicawal]

I do the same. Dump the grains, and throw the bags in the front loader with some oxiclean (free) for a quick cycle.

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