Hi there! I am from Bloemfontein in South Africa. My first kit brew is doing its thing in my cupboard. I have been bitten so badly with the brewing bug that my next brew will be all-grain, BIAB. After much searching, I have found this website and feel at home!

Hi everyone, been AG brewing for about 5 years, finding it harder to get the time, liking the BIAB way if it shaves time of the day
Glad i came across this site, all the info anyone would need
Cheers
Paul

Hello All
After hearing the Beer Smith podcast with Pat Hollingdale, I switched to BIAB.
I've gotten a lot of good info from all of you so, thanks from Chris from New York.
BTW when I was a kid in the US Air Force, I was stationed for a month at Darwin RAAF base.
I had the time of my life, Australia Forever

Hey everyone! New-ish brewer from the Northeast USA with one extract brew under my belt (That didn't go so well. ) and I'm itching to go all grain. Problem is, I'm lacking on funds, and the BIAB method seems to fit the bill just right.

I love the simplicity of this method, and that it can be done on the cheap. So I just need to get the bags, and I'm on my way.

I can't wait to try this method!

I'll be reading a LOT here, I'm sure.

Thanks for letting me be a member!

G-day all,
I started my first brew with a Coopers kit as many Australians have, and like many Australians i soon put it to the side. I actually never thought of myself as a beer drinker until i visited Germany, Netherlands, Brussels etc where i realised i actually did enjoy beer just not that locally brewed back home. Long story short i have decided i would like to brew up some copies of my favourite beers and other German recipes. I am a member of a couple of different forums and after the Podcast thought it best i signed up here to learn from BIABer's from around the globe.
Im located in South Australia.
Regards
jonesy

Hi All I live in Brisbane Qld. I've brewed with kits and extracts a few years back. I love crafty beers and looking forward to trying AG BIAB. I'd love to be able to recreate brews similiar to my favourites. Found the site via an internet search. Anyways look forward to learning the full process.

BIABrewer wrote:1. Where are you from?
2. How did you stumble across the site?
3. What you think of it so far?
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?

I came here from several discussions on Jim's Beer Kit. I did some homebrewing the best part of twenty years ago when I was a student but now, finally having a full house of my own and also having received a boost of equipment and bottles that my Dad gave to me, I have taken it up again. So far I've done a straight kit as per the instructions and then a second one with brewing sugar and dry malt extract instead of cane sugar and a reduced amount of water. I need to do a bit more drinking to free up some bottles and it won't be long before I'm ready for brew number three.

I am interested in getting more control over my results but don't want to make the large investment in equipment (and storage space) that traditional all-grain approaches seem to require. I had been leaning towards the idea of extract brewing when I came across the BIAB idea, which looks as if it will allow me to use real grains but without too much extra kit, so I'm here to read and learn.

Wulf

hi all,
been brewing beer now for around 12 months, used to brew k&k years ago.
been brewing mostly partials biab style but did my first biab 2 weeks ago, almost ready for the keg
i'm using the maxi biab method in a 19ltr pot until i get my keggle up and running for standard biab.
i'm from mackay qld.
been on ahb forum for a while now. looking forward to participating in this forum and expanding my brew knowledge and recipe base.

Hi all, My name is Danny. I've been brewing for about 11yrs now and trying different thing along the way. I am the founder of our brewing group(RUB)(Rutherglen United Brewers) which meet every Monday night(in my shed/brewery) for brewing & tasting and tasting any other night aswell. I've only just heard about biab the other week when l attended G&G's biab demo. So today's the day l do my first biab. I'll re-post a report on how l went. Thanks for the great forum.
Cheers
Danny

Hello from Mississippi (US)! I am using my club's name as my userid on this forum instead of my usual handle of toplessBcnFryer since I will be acting as spokesperson for my club. Please look me up on twitter @HBAMM or @toplessBcnFryer. I maintain both accounts and would especially like to have someone from down under to talk to when I'm awake all night and my US friends are sleeping.

I found out about this site from Brad Smith's podcast with Pat Hollingdale. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard his name mentioned on the podcast because I had already received help from Pat on an issue I am having using Jamil's BCS recipes in the BeerSmith software. They have both been very helpful. I came to the site for advice on sewing a bag because thus far I have simply laid a 4x6 ft piece of viola in the kettle like a blanket and used a racket strap to keep the ends from falling in. It's time to actual stitch up something that will look presentable.

The interview really helped to reinforce my desire to proceed with the BIAB technique. I have brewed about 6 batches of beer using this method and have been pleased. That is approximately half of the AG brews that I have done. I've already lost count of my total but I brewed my first batch of beer (Mr. Beer) in December of 2009. After two batches I moved on to full boil extract with steeping grains for a couple of batches then moved on to all grain. I was using a friend's brutus 10 system for my all grains brews and while I was trying to decide if I wanted to buy it from him I heard about BIAB. The major drawback to the brutus was the 7 hour brew day with all the cleaning such. My first BIAB attempt took about 4 hours. I have since upgraded my burner and cut it to 3.5 hours. Once I get a better pump for my chiller I should have it down to 3 hours if the beer does not require an extended mash and if I'm actually paying attention. This time savings makes it possible to brew on Sunday afternoons after church instead of having to take a day off work or using up my entire Saturday. With three kids and all the commitments that entails this makes the hobby something I can actively participate in.

My current goals for brewing are to get better control over my process so that my post boil volume and OG are as close as possible to predicted. I'm also working on making better starters and making sure I am pitching the correct amount of healthy yeast instead of simply "enough".

I am an RF engineer with AT&T and serve as brewer's advocate for my homebrew club (http://www.hbamm.org). I'm married with three kids, volunteer as a youth soccer coach and play rhythm guitar.

Good evening from Seattle, everyone!

Thanks to the Aussies for introducing this awesome method! I have been doing BIAB now for about 6 months and yesterday did my first "Kate the Great" clone with BIAB. 29.4 pounds of grain! The guys on Homebrewtalk thought I was nuts for even trying it. And I think they may have been right, but it was a good learning experience.

Anyway, happy to be here!

Klaus

Hi,
texteditor from UK moving up from beer kits and juice wine thought this could be a good intermediate (or final) step,
much to learn, will do another extract kit to stave off the thirst whilst doing so.
Cheers.

Hi All

46 and work in sales management. I'm from Melbourne and came to BIABrewer via a link on AussieHomeBrewer.

Been brewing K&K for about a year and ready to move onto the next level after seeing a BIAB partial at a HBS in St Marys (Sydney). BIAB appeals to me because it seems relatively simple, from everything I've read the results are great and I don't need a huge outlay to setup.

Cheers

TZ

Hi i'm ryan and i live in North Lake Tahoe. Just recently started brewing and really appreciate all the info here. BIAB seems like the best way to go for my small setup. Thanks guys (and gals?).

Hi all, I'm Callum and I'm a uni student flitting between N Yorks (home) and Cambridge (uni), live in England but I'm at least 99.9% Scottish. I've done a few (2-can) kit brews and found them pretty good but all-grain seems a much more appealing way of producing nice beer, yet to do a BIAB (or any other non-kit method) but I've got some goodies coming in the post and have converted a 33l FV into a boiler using a cheapo kettle element so look forward to getting my first BIAB under my belt asap. I got to biabrewer via Jim's BK and I'm glad I did! The plan is to use the maxi-BIAB method using my polypropylene FV/boiler for most of the work and doing the sparging steps in a separate 33l FV (which will be the one I do my primary fermentation in). Can't wait! This site is a great resource and very readable as a novice, good work!

Hello all!

I will start with the required questions:

1. Where are you from?
Omaha, NE
2. How did you stumble across the site?
While researching BIAB on another forum (HBT.com) I ran into a link to this site.
3. What you think of it so far?
Seems...I little unorganized lol. I am assuming I just can not see some things as an unregistered user.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
I have been brewing for a total of about 5 years. Unfortunately with my schedule I have never really moved passed extract. Its also sometimes 6 months or more between my brew days (although now life has changed enough that is no longer the case)
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?
I am ex Air Force (did 8 years enlisted) and now work as a claims analyst for a large insurance company.

I'm sure I will come back an edit this eventually. But that's enough for now.