Swiss Voile Alternatives? (biab)

[SpillsMostOfIt]

I cannot say for sure, as it is now three years old, but I think my original baggie is made of nylon voile. I have a big chunk of polyester voile that I bought to line the Pebble Bed Mash Tun and intend making a new baggie with, but...

Wikipedia reckons nylon has a melting point of over 250degC. That should be enough if you're just mashing in it...

 

[Blitzer]

Quick question, has anyone tried the new Craftbrewer BIAB bags, they apparently have new design with a more open weave? Do they drain better than the previous design. Currently limited in the size of my beer as I will put my back out if I have 10kg of grain in there

 

[SNippets01]

Muslin works well. I'm too lazy to get it sewn into a bag so I just have a 1x2m piece, doubled over and draped into the pot. A few wooden pegs around the lip hold it in place. Super easy to clean. I think it was about $4 per metre.



Andrew

This is what I have done as well, super cheap and have not had any issues at all since. (over a year).

 

[Rambo]

I've used one for the last few brews. Drains well, similar to the voille I was using in my 9 litre setup. Didn't have the original, so not sure how it compares.

 

[Lodan]

Quick question, has anyone tried the new Craftbrewer BIAB bags, they apparently have new design with a more open weave? Do they drain better than the previous design. Currently limited in the size of my beer as I will put my back out if I have 10kg of grain in there

I had the old bag and now use the new.

The bag is more free draining than previous. When i first got it i noticed the stitching, particularly the loops at the top, was a better quality too. Five brews and going strong

 

[Scooby Tha Newbie]

Swiss works very well. One trick is to sew it but use inside out. Use nylon thread. Even if your hopeless at sewing (I am) inside out it works a treat.
PS. I was using the mother in laws sewing machine. It WAS Stressfull but makes beer.

 

[spog]

Swiss works very well. One trick is to sew it but use inside out. Use nylon thread. Even if your hopeless at sewing (I am) inside out it works a treat.
PS. I was using the mother in laws sewing machine. It WAS Stressfull but makes beer.

I bet the mother inlaw was pissing her self laughing

 

[Rambo]

I was going to sew one myself, but when I saw the quality of the seams in this bag I was happy to pay a few extra dollars. If the voille was on sale when I needed it again, I'd probably have gone with the Bribie method of just cutting a huge circle to fit the pot/urn.

 

[kz412]

Sorry for the necromancy... this seemed like the appropriate thread to ask.

I have a couple of metres of what I was told is Swiss Voile that I got in a bunch of odds and ends from the bloke I bought my current setup from, only it's brown, not white.

Girlfriend's kindly offered to sew me up a new bag this week, so was wondering if anyone sees any issues with this material, or should I be making a trip up to Spotlight?

 

[spog]

Bung it in a large pot of boiling water and boil for 10 minutes,this should loosen any dye in it,if a "lot" of dye colours the water pay spotlight a visit..
Cheers....spog....

 

[joshuahardie]

I have some old bags that have turned brown from years of use. if that is likely it, then no problem

 

[Suzie555]

Light penetrating fabric - Voile is a soft, sheer fabric, usually made of 100% cotton or cotton blends. The term Voile comes from French, and means veilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil.

The finest quality lady's cotton handkerchiefs used to be made of Swiss voile with some embroidery in one corner.

Your intended use of the Swiss Voile is the important consideration. Muslim (yes that is the name of a type of fabric) would suffice as a cheaper alternative to Swiss Voile. The fabric muslim is still made today in India.

The fabric shop Country Bumpkin did stock voile last time I checked out their shop. They made use of it for delicate clothing for new born babies for summer clothing.
Tessuti in Melbourne Victoria (Australia) stock an amazing range of (expensive) fabrics but if anyone could track down Swiss voile they could.

I used to shop at Spotlight but often their staff knowledge of fabrics is deficient and they keep a narrow range of more specialised fabrics. Instead I find that Etsy.com can supply all the fabrics I really want

Robia voile is often available on etsy.com and I love it made into summer weight tops leaving the sleeves unlined but lining the bodice front and back as it is a see through fabric. Robia voile is also a perfect fabric for babies and girls summer dresses. Due to the raised dots on Robia voile is a lovely fabric to use for smocking applied to the fabric.

If you search for a history of fabrics you will find that there used to be a difference between Swiss Voile which was always the more expensive Voile and Singapore Voile which used to be readily available in years gone by and was the cheaper version of Swiss Voile.

I have attached a picture of Robia voile.

 

[Suzie555]

PS.
Depending on your intended use Cheesecloth is an even cheaper version of fabric that is often used for many other uses, other than just for clothing.
Some people call Cheesecloth the name Gauze instead.
Cheesecloth and Gauze are very available in India.

And might suffice instead of Swiss Voile which was always the RollsRoyce of the voile fabrics.

I have attached a picture of cheesecloth aka gauze