Craft A Brew FY-IVS0-Q6QL Grain Steeping Bags, Muslin - Bag 5, Beige

I use these to hold onto fruit for mead making. I took the bag and soaked it in some Star San, then wrung it out and filled it with fruit. My first test batch with it was 2 1/2lbs of blackberries. The material was strong enough to hold all the fruit in without ripping and the size was plenty big to add quite a bit more if I wanted to. I'm hoping this helps with removing the larger sediment as straining it after the fact can be annoying. Time will tell. I've never used these bags before and I was hoping they would be a little bit tighter, but I think it will serve its purpose well for large pieces. I expected some finer sediment to make it through regardless. I will update review if necessary.

Hope you don't plan on using these in a kettle larger than two gallons, cause these things will NOT tie off for a 5-gallon kettle. For 1 pound of steeping grains, it filled these ridiculous things up so much that I could barely tie them off to close them. I got around this by rigging some paracord loops and cinching them around the tie-off knots on the bags, but come on; if I have to jury-rig a solution to make your product work...then your product doesn't work.

If you get these two put roughly 8 1/2 to 9 lb of grain in for a 5 gallon batch of beer, you will find that they are just a hair small. You can, in fact, tie them closed, but you will wish that you had looked for something just a bit larger. That having been said, they are fit for purpose. Just remember to have your first homebrew after you get the grain into the bag.

These bags are excellent for brewing beers with grain. I used these to brew with three different grains with no issues. They are quite strong and will hold up without grains leaking out. They are reusable, but will stain. I used some darker grains, but I imagine even lighter grains will permanently discolor these steeping bags.Pros: light, durable, reusableCons: will stain, can be a pain to clean

I like these bags for use when transfering from my mash tun to brew kettle. I can make lots of disposable bags simply by tying a knot and cutting to size. About 5 or six inches works well for me.

Did the job. Good value for the money

Use for grains, hops etc. in beer brewing, and they work great.

I don’t know how anyone could say these are bad. They’re perfect for my dry hopping needs and 5-10 gallon extract brewing grain bags. My local brew supply gives you smaller for the same price so why not have some breathing room on you grain steep. Will be buying again