The Brew Bag Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Looking at 55 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional product quality and remarkable durability, noting that the filtering bags fit perfectly and easily last for many years. People also deeply appreciate the smooth and efficient ordering process, alongside the exceptionally helpful customer service provided before purchases. Consumers find the equipment extremely reliable and highly useful for various filtering tasks, significantly improving their overall brewing results. Reviewers highlight that these well-crafted items make equipment cleanup much easier and successfully prevent frustrating issues like stuck mashes. Many enthusiastic buyers express their strong intention to purchase backup items or place future orders again.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The brew bag is exactly what we needed. My wife placed her ceramic pot (kimchi pot) inside the bag. The pot is filled with homemade korean hot sauce. By zipping the bag, no outside flies or bugs can g... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top notch bags made to order. I've been using mine both for mash as well as for filtering accumulated sediment when moving to secondary fermentation. Also works great with wine so you can keep any f... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought my homebrewer husband some heavyweight gloves he requested for Christmas. Great product. Easy ordering. Prompt shipping. He’s brewing with them today!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ordered some brew bags to collect duckweed at my wastewater lagoon system. got a call from Brew bag making sure i was ordering the right thing. very helpful on the phone and gave me the confidence tha... See more


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  1. Brewing Supply Shop

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A Micron Rated Food Safe Multi-Purpose Fabric Filter. All materials are food-safe polyester. Custom bags available - micron 55-75-125-200-300-400-800 for commercial use - beer, tea, coffee, hemp, juices, sake, infusions, mushrooms, worm castings, etc. Not just for the Brew In A Bag method of brewing beer.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You get excellent customer service…

You get excellent customer service every time you call, no robots that want to walk you through a long menu.The product is of the finest quality and if you need an education on how to use it properly they are glad to walk you threw the process!

8 January 2024
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not good in corser sizes for fermentation.

The 800 micron bag when used for 'on grain' fermentation without any boiling process has significant cleanup issues -- possibly some manufacturing issues in my view. For some reason the seams on the mesh overlap at the bag seam area. That is not the case for the finer 200 micron mesh bag.

The effect is that debris and particles gets trapped in this overlap area and cleaning the bag took over 90 minutes and a toothbrush. Suggestions that this is not important do not reflect practical knowledge of 'on grain' fermentation.

Use of this bag in this application made the mashing process more difficult and more time consuming. The intention was to strain out the grain in preparation for further processing. The effect was a cleanup mess.

Bag re-use requires stringent cleaning process.

Very disappointing.

30 December 2023
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Reply from The Brew Bag

I'm familiar with your issue and wish you would have contacted us before spending the time to scrub it out as there are a couple of easier ways. Since the grain went into the seam - it will come out of the seam, and it doesn't require a toothbrush. Some people toss it in the washing machine and allow the turbulence and the water to take care of it. Others use a bio dissolving product like PBW to soak and rinse. And, you can also rinse thoroughly under the highest pressure available after use and hang to dry, then snap the bag like a towel or blow out the remaining particulates.

Give any of those methods a try and I think you'll be much more inclined to using the bag.

You don't mention if the bag actually made the mashing process easier, more efficient, or faster - but we know that it does all those things, so we think the bag worked as intended as you don't say otherwise. And, we've never had a one star review of the product - ever - so you're the first to put so much emphasis on cleanup and rate the product based on that issue.

The fabric has to be sewn in the manner you see so that the seam will hold together under stress, otherwise the bigger holes in the 800 micron will not hold the thread.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice product size

What made the experience good was the fact that we could get the size that we wanted. For a long time we had been searching for such a size, and we finally found it. Now we just need something with both physical size and micron size. That would be GREAT!!

29 December 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bag is well-made and sturdy

Bag is well-made and sturdy. I provided measurements and sized up 1/2" because I was between sizes. I recommend sizing down a bit because the bag is loose in the brew kettle. The pulley system works, but I don't recommend it if you use more than 30-35 lbs of grain. I used 40 lbs, and it was a struggle with this small of a pulley system.

1 January 2024
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Reply from The Brew Bag

Bruce - thanks for the review. We'd like to clarify that we ask for exact kettle dimensions when ordering. The 400 micron material is very stiff so we make them within .75" of the kettle to avoid buckling. Sizing down will likely result in a bag that does not fit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Works great, SS Brewtech 1V

I got the 400 micron bag. It fits the kettle perfectly, feels durable, and worked great! I used it without a false bottom and there were no issues or scorching on the bag at all. Would definitely recommend.

25 December 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Bag You Can Buy

Fast Shipping. This is my second bag and wanted it for a back up. Couldn't remember what size I needed but there is a sizing help aid on the website. Sent the exact one. Keep thinking that this bag is going to split at some time. I've brewed 50+ batches of homebrew using the same bag. It is stained a brownish tone from the dark malts that I use in Stouts, but still maintains its integrity with no signs of impending failure and I squeeze this thing like crazy to get every drop out of it!

18 December 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My old brew bag has over 200 brews and…

My old brew bag has over 200 brews and was still functional but getting a little worn. I do not use metal tools when brewing just a large wooden spoon to stir grain.
New bag is fairly priced and came quickly.

12 November 2023

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