BREWING LESSON !!!!!

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BREWING LESSON !!!!!

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Attention All Biab Brewers !!!!! NEVER squeeze your sack over an undersized rack !! :jumpy: :jumpy:
After rinsing grain sack with 6 qts 210* water ,while squeezing bag , the bag fell into pot ! Of course now I have a mess to clean ,but, I lost about 2 qts sweet wort.
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Ouch! Well, spills, boil-overs, dropping stuff. It's all good luck for home-brewers! That's my story.
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I believe if you ask you'll find that SWMBO has much better technique when it comes to sack squeezing. :whistle:
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I had a colander that used to like to do that too. It is no longer welcome amongst my brew gear.
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jhough "NEVER squeeze your sack over an undersized rack !!"
:unsure:
not sure what to think about that...
and I won't ask my wife about this as well...
...she knows when I sleep. :huh:
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