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Offline asprince

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Bag feeding help.
« on: November 03, 2012, 07:35:36 pm »
I am trying the bag feed method. Syrup is running out of the bag when I made the slit. What is wrong? Bag too full?



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Re: Bag feeding help.
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2012, 08:51:26 pm »
I am trying the bag feed method. Syrup is running out of the bag when I made the slit. What is wrong? Bag too full?



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I fill the bag about 2/3 of the way and made the slit like this guy on youtube
http://youtu.be/kdr05UtUnes

    

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Re: Bag feeding help.
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2012, 09:07:25 pm »
Thanks Jim, I am way over filling my bags.

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Re: Bag feeding help.
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2012, 10:19:42 pm »
Back when I did them, I just made them half full.   

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Re: Bag feeding help.
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2012, 10:44:57 am »
Most info on baggie feeding tell you to fill them 2/3 to 3/4 full. Every time I filled them that full they leaked all over. I did find that only filling them half way was the ticket, like Allen said.

 

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