The Basics of BIAB

What is BIAB?

In simple terms, Brewing in a Bag is a process of wort creation (see Creating Wort ) where a single vessel and a bag are used so as this single vessel can act as what is traditionally known as a hot liquor tank (HLT), a mash lauter tun (MLT, more commonly referred to as a mash tun) and a kettle.

The system is a full-volume method of mashing and sparging. In other words, all water (liquor) required for a brew is added at once instead of in stages. BIAB is...

[For new members who have never brewed any type of beer at home before, it is recommended you read here for now. All other brewers should read on.]

The Reasoning
BIABrewer recommends BIAB to all brewers who are contemplating or are already practising all-grain brewing. BIAB has many advantages for all these types of brewers. Jump to the section/s below that is/are most applicable to you.

A Simple Answer for the Inexperienced All-Grain Brewer
A Detailed Answer for the Inexperienced...

The Commentary (Temporary)

BIABrewer.info is very disappointed that we have been unable to provide anywhere near the quality or style of The Commentary we were aiming for before the site opening.

Unfortunately, the slightest change in site structure (the most important thing to users of the site) has a domino effect which takes many hours to correct. These happen regularly. As The Commentary is the culmination of the site, it suffers the most. It is not even close to what we envision.

For...

Please note that over the last few years we have been developing a far more advanced spreadsheet called, The BIABAcus. Registered users , not Newly registered users * can download a pre-release version of The BIABacus from the first post of the BIABacus Pre-Release - Your First Impressions thread.

The Calculator (now replaced by The BIABacus - see above).

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The Checklist

The Checklist is a simple spreadsheet that is a summary of The Commentary .

The Checklist is based on the recipe, equipment and efficiency figures used in The Commentary but all these can be changed.

BIABrewer.info realises that The Checklist is very primitive. There are hundreds of improvements that are needed that will take some time to achieve. (Any change in one part of The Master Guide requires major re-writes in most/all other parts.)

For now, the following will get...