Hi,

I'm from Adelaide. I made my way here from AHB (Aussie Home Brewer) which seems to have a pretty good attitude to BIAB. I think the first and second gen BIABers in Australia have taught them respect. =D

I bought a 20L urn last year to start my BIAB journey, but it wasn't until I saw the BIAB threads by NickJD that I realised I had most of the gear and knowledge (thanks to a couple of brew days and those threads) I need to get started. So I followed his thread here. Thanks for this site. I've seen a few threads already that've helped.

Howdy y'all. Living in TX, but on assignment in WA, so I'm brewing in an Apt on my electric stove. I've done two BIAB brews so far, still waiting to bottle.

Thank you for such an incredible resource.

I'm from Woodstock, Illinois, USA. My first batches of homebrew were 1-gallon all-grain, and I've since moved up to 5 gallon batch-sparging. I learned abour BIAB some time ago, and was convinced to make the transition after listening to the Beersmith podcast where BIAB is discussed in detail.

Look forward to brewing my first BIAB batch this weekend.

Cheers!

Salpino

Friend turned me onto this site. Everything looks awesome and I am really excited to know that AG Brewing is not as far off as I once thought. 2 extract kits in and looking forward to making the switch.

Hi all

I am an amateur brewer from mooroolbark doing mainly k&k for the last few years and looking to get a bit more hands on with my beer. Like the simplicity of biab and this site looks like a good source of knowledge to get me started.

Hi all,

I'm returning to brewing after a 20 year rest! Originally from the UK but now live in Auckland. Love everything about it here down under, but I really miss British Real Ale, so I thought I'd try brewing some.

BIAB looks perfect for me and this site is a stunning resource for a newbie.

I think that conditioning will be the toughest thing in this style for me to replicate here as Kiwi houses have no thermal mass or insulation & the temperature swings about. Plan is to make some cheap chambers from old fridges & digital controllers for fermentation & conditioning.

Can't wait to get started.

Hey folks, I am pretty excited to give all of this a try. I have been brewing extract brews on and off for about 5 years. I am in the process of making a simple brew stand/cart for my extract kits and I am considering adding a post and pulley system for my soon to be BIAB system. I hope I can contribute to the some to the DIY aspect of this.

I am looking forward to new brews and saving some money if all goes well. I cut and pasted from the first post and I will answer the questions as posed.

1. Where are you from? Southern California
2. How did you stumble across the site? A link in a post on Homebrewtalk brought me here.
3. What you think of it so far? I like the site although the registering process (having to post here) had me baffled for a bit. I hope this allows me to see the pictures and attachments others have posted.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? See the info above
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? I am currently unemployed and while I look for work I Am raising two little girls. A 1 and 2 year old.

1. Where are you from? UK - now Queensland
2. How did you stumble across the site? Not sure, probably AHB.
3. What you think of it so far? Same as Number Two! ^
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Yes, mainly extract and a couple of A/Gs at other people's places.
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? Yes, although work's dried up today so killing time on the web

After brewing my first two batches using partial mash I'm ready to take the BIAB plunge.

1. Where are you from? California
2. How did you stumble across the site? via Beersmith podcast
3. What you think of it so far? just starting to dig in
4. Have you brewed at all before. a couple extracts, looking to expand into all grain
5. Do you work? I work full time.

Hello everyone. From Minneapolis, MN USA. Been doing extract brews for about two years. Looking to jump to all grain, and am too cheap to buy the equipment and make the extra time commitment. BIAB looks great from both aspects! I heard about the site from a beersmith.com podcast and I can't wait to try it out. Just gotta get a bigger kettle, and a little boost for my stove...

Hey all. Just posting to introduce myself. Juicepig is my handle, there is no story behind the name believe it or not.
I have been brewing extract for 8 months. Just brewed my 15th batch today (Belgian White). I am moving into a new house in a month and the boss authorized an expansion in the brewing operation, with concessions on my part of course. I want to go all-grain for many reasons, one being all the fun stuff you can make, the other being the cost vs experimentation ratio. I have really enjoyed experimenting with my brews. I recently made a Bass clone kit which I racked onto oak chips for a few days, turned out great, but needed some aging. The point is that if I can reduce costs, while increasing flexibility then I am all about it. BIAB seems to be a logical step. If I don't like it, I can always get a mash tun, and a three-tier and all of that, but why not try BIAB first. Considering I want to keg and the costs associated with that, my finite amount of capital can go farther combining keg and BIAB versus going traditional all-grain. Looking forward to meeting all you folks!

Hello all, I'm new to the site, just registering. In the process of getting a BIAB setup going and this site is great.

1. Where are you from? Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2. How did you stumble across the site? An Australian homebrewing friend.
3. What you think of it so far? Great info, looking forward to seeing attachments/guides.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Lots of extract batches with mixed results, looking forward to all grain.
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? I work at a coffee shop.

hello all

I'm from Indiana USA, been biab for a couple yrs, just steped up to an 80 qt kettle which will be total electric. Heard about this site at HBT, thought I would check it out.

g'day, i'm a newbie brewer from melbourne and have been studying up on as much of this site as i can before i embark upon biab'ing (hopefully do my first mid august). loving your forum so far, cheers.

anton

Hi all,

I'm an on and off kit brewer who's toyed with going the extract route before starting AG. Having read about this method on a UK site, and been directed here, I think the extract idea's gone right out the window and I'd better build myself a big boiler and get a length of voile!

Happy brewing

Andy

Hello BIABrewer!

I'm a recent college graduate from the (U.S.) east coast, recently relocated to Santa Cruz, CA for a new electrical engineering job. I found this forum via a link from HomeBrewTalk--and the information looks amazing! I can't wait to have full access to the site.

I've brewed six batches of beer so far:

#001 was from a Cooper's kit. Being a foolish newb, I tried to ferment in the garage with no temperature control, so it got too cold and the fermentation stuck. Also, the recipe was 50% LME and 50% cane sugar. Essentially undrinkable. Now I know better...

#002 was an extract American wheat recipe. Not bad, but I still think it finished a little too high and is lacking something of the complexity I'm expecting nowadays. By now it's bottle-conditioned for eight months or so, and it's a little sweet but otherwise perfectly drinkable.

#003 was my first BIAB experience, a partial-mash Dunkelweizen following DeathBrewer's recipe and procedure here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-pa ... ics-75231/. This is what really got me hooked.

#004 was my first attempt at all-grain BIAB. I did a three-gallon scaling of a Belgian Wit recipe, so it fit on my stovetop: Pilsen malt and wheat and a little oats, tangerine and coriander and black pepper, fermented with WLP400. This first batch came out with a distinct butterscotch flavor, which mostly bottle-conditioned away with a little patience--but most of it was gone before I discovered this.

#005 was a second attempt at the #004 recipe. This time it came out more citrus-y, less diacetyl, very delicious. Most similar to New Belgium's Mothership Wit, for those who have tasted it.

#006 used the same three-gallon scaling for stovetop BIAB, this time an Irish Red Ale. This one was also my first attempt at kegging instead of bottling--I recently bought all of the trappings for running a single keg, including a small chest freezer and temperature controller.

And that's where I am so far! I'm in the middle of scaling up in a big way: I just bought a turkey fryer and have my eye on a good 60-qt aluminum stock pot, so I'll be able to do 5-gallon batches with the option of 10-gallon. I'll also be able to stop steaming up the entire house as I boil off multiple gallons of water into the poorly-ventilated kitchen.

Cheers,
Scott

Hello all...John here from Douglassville, PA. I have been an AG brewer for about a year and finally decided to give BIAB a shot. My reason: I HATE CLEANING MY MASH TUN!!!! I also like the simplicity which frees up a lot of time and equipment.

Anyway, just wanted to say Hi.

John

Hey guys,

I'm Brendan from Eastern Melbourne - Recently went to BIAB demo at Grain & Grape - very helpful. Been brewing with Fresh Wort kits for 12 months or so. Keen to get stuck into it.

Starting to look into recipes for my 1st BIAB having bought most of the kit I need.

Cheers

Mudd