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   1. Is my bag too coarse?

      by HossTheGreat, 15 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      I have been using this bag for my BIAB beers.
      
      It is a coarse nylon bag, with about the same size holes as a paint strainer bag. The problem I've been getting on my lighter beers is a pretty pronounced raw grainy flavor that does not mellow with time. In fact it's generally so present that it dominates the flavor and aroma of the beer.
      
      The reason I think it has to do with the bag, is because I recently moved from a corona mill with a very fine crush to a crankandstein mill set at the...

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      I have never checked my mash pH, but do use 5.2. I think I'm going to pick up some test strips and check my pH in the next mash.
      
      I read where someone mentioned that their beer with a potential DMS issue tasted like stale corn chips or fritos. I guess it possibly be interpreted as this, but the initial flavor that still comes to mind is grainy.
      
      I really don't see any particulate getting through to the boil, but at this point I don't know what else could be the issue. I guess I will have a...
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      EoinMag
      15 years ago

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