I wrote a free eBook on BIAB, check it out

I wrote a free eBook on BIAB, check it out

by Simplicity

Hey guys,

Hope I can be of help to the newbies here.

I figured it was time to give back to the homebrewing community so I wrote a free eBook that focuses around BIAB, no chill and utilization of dry yeasts. It is geared toward the brewer that wants to do all grain as simple as possible.

I've managed cut my brew day time in half, up my efficiency and have more fun brewing with this method.

UPDATE: I started a new business and changed websites. The new link to download the ebook can be found here

http://www" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.Edited out - see later posts. The link was to a pipe used to smoke drugs believe it or not./

Check it out and let me know what you think. I'm all ears for suggestions

Last edited by Simplicity on 05 Apr 2012, 02:26, edited 4 times in total.

Post #2 made 14 years ago

by thughes

Briefly perused it, will read more in detail as I get time later.

One suggestion: Inferring that a majority of welders are raging alcoholics may come back around to bite you in the arse one day.

WWBBD?

Post #3 made 14 years ago

by thughes

So far, so good. Nice job.

WWBBD?

Post #4 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Lol it's not a stereotype, it's the truth

!

I had the hardest time finding a sober welder and when I did he was just sober enough to get errrrr done.

Post #5 made 14 years ago

by thughes

Uh oh...."Do NOT squeeze the bag"?

WWBBD?

Post #6 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Yeah buddy. No bag squeezing. From what I know it does not effect the beer quality.... But the reason I say no squeezing is for two reasons:

1. It can be bad for the seams on the bag as Jeff indicates with his bags
2. The simple BIAB calc doesn't take into account the small amount of extra wort when the bag is squeezed

That being said I used to squeeze the shit out of my bags with no problems and i made some solid beers. Then again the bags I used were crap and would end up ripping anyway.

Cheers.

Post #7 made 14 years ago

by thughes

I've been squeezing Jeff's bag (

) for several years now with no signs of wear. As to the "small amount of extra wort"....I get 1-1.5 gallons back into my pot by squeezing the cr@p out of my bag (which is accounted for in my brewing calculations).

To each his own, you obviously understand where I'm coming from. I was just hoping that you weren't perpetuating the "squeezing will release tannins" myth (which you aren't).

Again, nice job.

---Todd

WWBBD?

Post #8 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Thanks for the kind words Todd. Yeah to each his own with squeezing the bag. As stated I'm going for the most simple approach so the less stuff to do, the better.

Post #9 made 14 years ago

by Lylo

So far I like it except for the squeeze thing and this
3. A stainless steel drain spigot,thermometer andfalse bottom or cakerack to keep the bag off the bottom are REQUIRED.

Last edited by Lylo on 05 Apr 2012, 07:58, edited 3 times in total.

AWOL

Post #10 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Thanks for the suggestions so far guys.

I changed the squeezing part "You can squeeze the bag if you’d like to get some extra wort. Don’t worry about extracting tannins from squeezing as that is just a myth. The simple BIAB calculator does not take into account bag squeezing so I don’t squeeze."

Lylo - I also changed the brew vessel page to "A stainless steel drain spigot, thermometer and false bottom or cake rack to keep the bag off the bottom are recommended."

Don't hesitate to provide more corrections or clarifications. I'm sure many of you know a lot more than this young buck does

Post #11 made 14 years ago

by kostass

Very nice try mate!! I'll try to read it when I'm finished with 3 other books
I'm currently reading!

Simplicity wrote: I changed the squeezing part "You can squeeze the bag if you’d like to get some extra wort."

I too think it's better this way

Last edited by kostass on 05 Apr 2012, 15:43, edited 3 times in total.

Post #12 made 14 years ago

by jakethesnake559

"Let it eat it's sugar and shit its magic".
Love the info you've put together...awesome guide to BIAB.
And that spoon is sexy!!...mine has holes in it, speedholes

.

Post #13 made 14 years ago

by jakethesnake559

And I always squeeze the bag...it feels nice

Post #14 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Thanks guys. I uploaded a revised ebook as per suggestions from here and HBT. I will be adding revision numbers and mentioning the forums in future updates right on the ebook.

You guys all have great suggestions so if you see something in the ebook that should be revised, please let me know

Post #15 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

jakethesnake559 wrote:"Let it eat it's sugar and shit its magic".
Love the info you've put together...awesome guide to BIAB.
And that spoon is sexy!!...mine has holes in it, speedholes .

Brewin sticks in general are badass but a spoon with rush holes... Greatness

Last edited by Simplicity on 05 Apr 2012, 22:04, edited 3 times in total.

Post #16 made 14 years ago

by Subsailor

Thanks, i look forward to reading it!

I wrote a free eBook on BIAB, check it out

Post #17 made 14 years ago

by hpeide

Nice! You should pubilsh an low res version for mobil as well.

Post #18 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

If you want the low res go to the preview tab. Right click on the icon and save target as. Then you can download the 6 mb file to your computer.

Post #19 made 14 years ago

by Beachbum

Good work, I'll pass it on to a couple of other Aussie Forums as well.
Just a couple of points, if you are writing for an International Audience you could maybe do an alternative Metric Version. In Australia anyone under the age of 60 really has no idea what a gallon is (and our gallon used to be different to the US one in any case

) or a pound. Similarly in the UK, they are now completely litres, kilos etc.

Another point, whilst your gas system seems to be the default in the USA, in Australia and the UK, whilst gas is widely used it's very expensive compared to the USA and many brewers are all electric. For BIAB in particular a popular option is a 40L electric boiler (called an Urn here, nothing to do with funeral urns) and in the UK they have a similar boiler called the Buffalo Boiler which is becoming hugely popular. You might like to add a couple of references to electrical systems.

There's my electrical guide on the forum http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=80. Feel free to use any pictures.

Cheers

Last edited by Beachbum on 10 Apr 2012, 10:06, edited 3 times in total.

Post #20 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

Thanks for the suggestions beachbum. I feel there aren't too many numbers in my book so US to metric isn't a big deal. A simple google search has a built in calc. Ex "5 gallons to liters".

Electric seems great but right now I feel propane is much simpler so it's the default in the book. I should make mention of your electric guide and link to it, it looks nice.

EDIT: I think I'll do this in the form of a footnote

Post #21 made 14 years ago

by Simplicity

I just updated my thread at Homebrewtalk as well but:

The newest version has been uploaded. Some changes:

Insulating Mash
New pictures
Mentioned adding clips to hold bag
Electric BIAB link
URL changes

Enjoy all! If you like it, toss some dough at my poor ass

Last edited by Simplicity on 12 Apr 2012, 02:48, edited 3 times in total.

Post #22 made 14 years ago

by tractorboy

If that had been around last year when I was first researching BIAB I would have found it extremely useful. The best thing about is that it's easy to read and follow.

Bob

Post #23 made 14 years ago

by makemyday21

My first post here, gents, but I am a dedicated BIAB'er thanks in part to this forum. Thanks for all the info/opinions...keep them coming.

I went all electric with my setup.

I started a blog recently...just a few posts, but one of them explains my reasoning for how I've developed the system.
http://basicbrewinginabag.blogspot.com/

mmd21

MMD21

http://www.essentialbrewinginabag.com/

Post #24 made 14 years ago

by joshua

Good Day MMD21(makemyday21), Nice Blog. Good Pictures.
It is nice you chose an ongoing Blog, so you can post short messages and still let us see your entire site.

Well done!

Honest Officer, I swear to Drunk, I am Not God.

Post #25 made 14 years ago

by rockbotton

For the conversions here is an excellent spreadsheet that I have shared with a lot of people that you might find useful. Conversions

Last edited by rockbotton on 13 May 2012, 09:41, edited 3 times in total.

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