Seriously?! Where? Maybe I'm confused. I saw ones like that on Alibaba for around that price but assumed they were fake.
I would pay that right now if I could
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Seriously?! Where? Maybe I'm confused. I saw ones like that on Alibaba for around that price but assumed they were fake.
I have one with a spigot at the bottom. I open it and let the wort filter itself through the grain bed. If I want it really clear, I put the first half bucket back in the top. If I'm in a hurry to fill the still, I syphon some off the top. Because I always do multiple strips, how long the fermenter takes to drain isn't a problem and the grain bed is usually well drained by the time I need the last of the wort. The grain usually stays in the fermenter for UJSSM or a sugar wash for gin etc. By the time I do the last ferment, there is so little flavor in it, it's hardly worth trying to wring the last drop out of it and I throw it out for the birds.HDNB wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:22 am the easiest method for a clean AG wort in the still? Grain is so cheap, the best solution i have found is a really big fermenter like a 50 gallon rain barrel and put a take off valve about 1/2 way. use the wort, throw out most the trub in a compost pile (phenomenal grass fertilizer),put in fresh grain and start again ala UJSSM.
I'll see if I can find it in my browser history when I get home.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:22 amSeriously?! Where? Maybe I'm confused. I saw ones like that on Alibaba for around that price but assumed they were fake.
I would pay that right now if I could
Yes that makes sense. Obviously you need a bigger press.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:11 amAfter using them on a 55 gallon drum full of mash...I can say I friggin hate this option.
BushmanBushman wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:56 am Shady thanks for starting this thread. I press crushed apples through a 20 ton press using a turkey basket and mesh bags. It would be interesting if someone would do a test to see how much extra you would get from pressing the grains to see if it is worth the effort and time at a hobby level.
I was kind of wondering if installing a false bottom in the fermenter would let the on the grain community drain their beer off the grain with less fuss. Could even do a faux sparge to clean up the run off a bit.EricTheRed wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:06 pm
I no longer squeeze. I drip dry. Total time is the same. Clearer wash. Less mess. Less work. I lose 4% of liquid. Sort of. Once you let the squeezing settle out, you lose another couple of litres.
be better to go for what some do, BIAB - when done - lift and let drainBen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:14 amI was kind of wondering if installing a false bottom in the fermenter would let the on the grain community drain their beer off the grain with less fuss. Could even do a faux sparge to clean up the run off a bit.EricTheRed wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:06 pm
I no longer squeeze. I drip dry. Total time is the same. Clearer wash. Less mess. Less work. I lose 4% of liquid. Sort of. Once you let the squeezing settle out, you lose another couple of litres.
Hah! Yeah. Although they don't ferment in the bag. We have a sufficient hoist already set up thoughEricTheRed wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:54 am Thats what biab means.
Brew In A Bag
You would need a hoist though
Oh heck yeah, thanks.jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:49 pm https://www.brewinabag.com/collections/all/55-gallon
Pretty sure this place sells them for 55g drums. Get in touch with them.
Cheers!
-j
RR, Send them an email or give them a call. Tell them you're using for "fine ground corn wine" or something and they'll recommend an appropriate micron size - They know what you;re using it for in any case... I haven't used this product yet but probably would if I had reliable reports that the corn mash wouldn't clog it up.. Interested in your experiences with it if you do use it.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:03 pmOh heck yeah, thanks.jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:49 pm https://www.brewinabag.com/collections/all/55-gallon
Pretty sure this place sells them for 55g drums. Get in touch with them.
Cheers!
-j
I didn't know they made them
I'm using 800 micron bag from this guy and it works well for corn.jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:55 pmRR, Send them an email or give them a call. Tell them you're using for "fine ground corn wine" or something and they'll recommend an appropriate micron size - They know what you;re using it for in any case... I haven't used this product yet but probably would if I had reliable reports that the corn mash wouldn't clog it up.. Interested in your experiences with it if you do use it.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:03 pmOh heck yeah, thanks.jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:49 pm https://www.brewinabag.com/collections/all/55-gallon
Pretty sure this place sells them for 55g drums. Get in touch with them.
Cheers!
-j
I didn't know they made them
Cheers!
-jonny
You beat me to it!
No buckets here. https://www.google.com/search?q=dewater ... AXoECAEQAwPure Old Possum Piss wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:57 pmYou beat me to it!
What about multiple bags, like 10 to 15 lbs each.RockinRockies wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:13 am Hmm... This is looking promising. Although, the size bag I would need for 85# of grain in a 55 gallon drum would be an interesting conundrum. I wouldn't be able to ferment with the bag in place, would I? So that would require pulling all the grain off and filling a different suspended bag.
https://www.dhgate.com/product/garlic-j ... gIgP_D_BwERockinRockies wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:22 amSeriously?! Where? Maybe I'm confused. I saw ones like that on Alibaba for around that price but assumed they were fake.
I would pay that right now if I could