tea towel grain sack

One of the defining characteristics of home brewers is that they’re usually quite innovative in a pinch. One such example – I left my grain sack at a friends last night and needed to steep my grain this morning. I spent a fair amount of time (like 5 minutes, tops) considering the options:

• Wait, get the grain sack, then brew
• use an old sock, but don’t tell anyone
• perforate a plastic bag
• use a tea towel, don’t tell michelle
• drop it in

I decided on the tea towel. I used the oldest, holiest one, but rinsed it under tap water for some time because no one wants fabric softener in their beer. Then I put the grain in, tied of the top with some copper wire, and dropped it in.

Now as I write this I realize I could have steeped the grain in a second vessel with a colander, but that’s what happens when you make hasty improvisations.

Still, it looks like it will be fine.