Hi,
I was hoping to find just such a site.
Already a member of two other forums, both very good, and they have a small section on BIAB, and I have learnt lots from them. But everything I have read, has shown me that BIAB is the way to go for me.
Minimum equipment, yet still allows me to 'play' with complex recipes and techniques if I want to.
Love the site, will be spending hours here.
I am still very new to brewing so have lots to learn. Saving up for a Burco boiler at the mo, so I can move off the stove, and make bigger batches
Post #3452 made 12 years ago
Hi, I'm from Trafalgar, Victoria and have been brewing for a few years now after a long break. (Some of the first Coopers Kit and Kilos in 1984). Not far off retiring.
I run a small IT consulting business. Heard about BIAB by chance on a visit to Grain and Grape in Melbourne where I stumbled on a BIAB demo by Geoff and Dan. I was ready to part with some serious cash and went home with most of it, determined to give BIAB a try.
Haven't done a BIAB yet but have been giving my gear a work out with extract (Dry and liquid). Next weekend is the day to start with BIAB.
Found this site with Google search and a reference from a Beersmith Pocast.
I run a small IT consulting business. Heard about BIAB by chance on a visit to Grain and Grape in Melbourne where I stumbled on a BIAB demo by Geoff and Dan. I was ready to part with some serious cash and went home with most of it, determined to give BIAB a try.
Haven't done a BIAB yet but have been giving my gear a work out with extract (Dry and liquid). Next weekend is the day to start with BIAB.
Found this site with Google search and a reference from a Beersmith Pocast.
Post #3453 made 12 years ago
I'm planning my first BIAB brew session next weekend, and in the process of planning to sew my bag I've come up with a system for making a fabric pattern for a truncated-cone shape brewing bag (the ideal shape?). I'm a somewhat novice sewer with a sewing machine, but I've done some bits of upholstery before including stitching a vertical wall onto a curved flat surface (similar to the truncated cone) and I don't think the stitching itself is very difficult. However, the math involved to generate your pattern can be a little overwhelming. Particularly if you haven't done algebra in a long time, like me. But using a little bit of time for research and some algabraic calculators available online, I've found it's relatively easy once you know the process. I'd like to post it in the equipment forum, along with documentation of the sewing involved once I start building the bag.
Post #3454 made 12 years ago
Hi everyone - I'm from Bloomington, IL in the US. Found this site from a link at HomeBrewTalk.
My brothers & I have 6 or 7 brews so far, all extract with steeping grains and we're ready to move up to all grain brewing. The simplicity of BIAB is really attractive, so we're going to give it a try for the first time in a few days.
Love the site so far and the very detailed information available has been great. Looking forward to learning the process!
Rob
My brothers & I have 6 or 7 brews so far, all extract with steeping grains and we're ready to move up to all grain brewing. The simplicity of BIAB is really attractive, so we're going to give it a try for the first time in a few days.
Love the site so far and the very detailed information available has been great. Looking forward to learning the process!
Rob
Post #3455 made 12 years ago
Hello from Portsmouth, NH, USA. I've been a homebrewer for about five years now and have done mostly extract and partial mash brews up to this point. I recently bought a house and now that I have an actual yard I can brew in (as opposed to firing up a turkey burner in the parking lot of my old appartment, don't think that would have gone over too great), I decided to make the plunge and go all grain. After reading an article on BIAB in a recent issue of Zymurgy, I decided to give the method a shot. I have one BIAB under my belt so far and am excited to give it another go.
Post #3456 made 12 years ago
Greetings all,
I'm from Atlanta, Georgia where I support my beer making obsession by working as an aircraft mechanic.
The owners of my local brew shop have started to promote the brew-in-a-bag method so I've been scouring the web for all I can learn and ended up here. I am very impressed with the amount of information and support available here.
I've been brewing extract & partial mash batches in the kitchen for about a year and a half and now I'm ready to move on to all-grain.
I'm from Atlanta, Georgia where I support my beer making obsession by working as an aircraft mechanic.
The owners of my local brew shop have started to promote the brew-in-a-bag method so I've been scouring the web for all I can learn and ended up here. I am very impressed with the amount of information and support available here.
I've been brewing extract & partial mash batches in the kitchen for about a year and a half and now I'm ready to move on to all-grain.
Post #3458 made 12 years ago
New member here from Thunder Bay, On Canada. Have been extract brewing and partial mash brewing for about a year. I have about 16 batches done so far. I am looking to go all grain asap but dont have the funds for a proper 3 vessel set up due to having so many other projects on the go (need to put a wood fired pizza oven in the yard, build a shed, build a bar in the basement, finish my cedar surf board, etc). Having done some partial mash batches with a bag feel that biab makes a ton of sense.
Post #3459 made 12 years ago
Hi there
1. Where are you from? Sydney, NSW, Australia
2. How did you stumble across the site? Heard about it on the other big Aussie forum, AHB.
3. What you think of it so far? Looks great, loads of information, and I'll definitely give BIABacus a run.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Have brewed for over 15 years, first 10 years just doing kits and bits, and then moved into full extract, then BIAB partials. Now moving up to BIAB AG, so keen to do some more reading, learning and doing!
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? Work full time.
Congrats on a great site and thanks for all the information!
STM
1. Where are you from? Sydney, NSW, Australia
2. How did you stumble across the site? Heard about it on the other big Aussie forum, AHB.
3. What you think of it so far? Looks great, loads of information, and I'll definitely give BIABacus a run.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Have brewed for over 15 years, first 10 years just doing kits and bits, and then moved into full extract, then BIAB partials. Now moving up to BIAB AG, so keen to do some more reading, learning and doing!
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? Work full time.
Congrats on a great site and thanks for all the information!
STM
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Post #3460 made 12 years ago
Hi from sunny California
Came across this site via homebrewtalk
Lots to read
Did my first BIAB no chill a few weeks ago
Looking to improve my knowledge and technique
Came across this site via homebrewtalk
Lots to read
Did my first BIAB no chill a few weeks ago
Looking to improve my knowledge and technique
Post #3461 made 12 years ago
New to Biab. Been reading and there is a ton of good stuff here. Bought a bunch of equipment and the more I read, the more I realize I should probably sell a lot of it. Making my first batch this weekend based on much of the information I've read here.
Post #3462 made 12 years ago
Hello ,
Im a long time homebrewer , short time Bag brewer
I live in the USA , Tulsa Oklahoma to be exact Home Of High Gravity Brewing Supplies which has a fancy electric BIAB system
My rig is not that fancy basically a 25 gallon pot and a bag that fits it and a hand winch , propane heat but Iam thinking of upgrading to a rims that would circulate through the bag. My efficiency jumps around from good to bad so Im hoping to get more consistent numbers.Getting ready to Brew a 12 gallon citra Hopped double IPA and wanted to plug some numbers in this sights calculators.
Cheers
Chris (eisbock)
Im a long time homebrewer , short time Bag brewer
I live in the USA , Tulsa Oklahoma to be exact Home Of High Gravity Brewing Supplies which has a fancy electric BIAB system
My rig is not that fancy basically a 25 gallon pot and a bag that fits it and a hand winch , propane heat but Iam thinking of upgrading to a rims that would circulate through the bag. My efficiency jumps around from good to bad so Im hoping to get more consistent numbers.Getting ready to Brew a 12 gallon citra Hopped double IPA and wanted to plug some numbers in this sights calculators.
Cheers
Chris (eisbock)
Post #3463 made 12 years ago
Howdy everybody,
New guy here from Virginia. I came across this place on homebrewtalk. My wife got me an extract brewer kit last Christmas I have been brewing extracts since January this year and already have my 4th batch in the fermenter. Looking to upgrade my brew kettle in the next few weeks to a 15 gal stainless so that I can make the switch all grain and utilize the biab method. I hope that I can get everything I need soon so that my next batch (or at least the one after that) will be biab. I work full time, have a photography business on the side and have 2 young boys so the time savings of the biab method is the biggest plus to me. Have learned alot from reading and can't wait to see if I can put that to use.
Garrett
New guy here from Virginia. I came across this place on homebrewtalk. My wife got me an extract brewer kit last Christmas I have been brewing extracts since January this year and already have my 4th batch in the fermenter. Looking to upgrade my brew kettle in the next few weeks to a 15 gal stainless so that I can make the switch all grain and utilize the biab method. I hope that I can get everything I need soon so that my next batch (or at least the one after that) will be biab. I work full time, have a photography business on the side and have 2 young boys so the time savings of the biab method is the biggest plus to me. Have learned alot from reading and can't wait to see if I can put that to use.
Garrett
Post #3464 made 12 years ago
Hello everyone
I am from Maine Usa
I saw a link on Home/BrewersTalk
I have been brewing extracts and now want to go to BIAB (I think)
I work a company that Smokes Salmon.
I saw this setup and thought why not just do the boil in the same vessel and be done
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/mash-bu ... em-399490/
I am from Maine Usa
I saw a link on Home/BrewersTalk
I have been brewing extracts and now want to go to BIAB (I think)
I work a company that Smokes Salmon.
I saw this setup and thought why not just do the boil in the same vessel and be done
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/mash-bu ... em-399490/
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Post #3465 made 12 years ago
G'day BIAB brewers, Newbe to home brewing so far have brewed 3 extract brews and one biab all grain american pale ale with good result on the all all grain. Not so good on the extract thou 
Post #3467 made 12 years ago
Hi, have been gifted the basic equipment. I have been reading and researching thoroughly. I have read 'How to Brew' by John J. Palmer, to reiterate others , the best first book for a new home brewer. Tomorrow i will start my first brew, a kit that was bought for me, this will be good practice for sanitising my equipment etc. My second brew to be a Maxi-BIAB, cant see why not. Belfast crowe.
Post #3468 made 12 years ago
Another newbie question, but in the "FAQ: Should I make a bag or can I buy one?", in the diagram for the trapezoidal shape, is the height the actual height or the length of the diagonal?
Edit: Nevermind -- I think I posted this to the wrong forum, but it's only an inch difference, so I'm still within the fudge factor.
Edit: Nevermind -- I think I posted this to the wrong forum, but it's only an inch difference, so I'm still within the fudge factor.
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Post #3469 made 12 years ago
I'm getting back into brewing after a long hiatus. I only ever did one all-grain brew because it was such a pain in the ass, but BIAB has me rethinking that. I plan to sew a bag soon and try BIAB in the next couple weeks.
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Post #3471 made 12 years ago
Howdy, just thought I would write a message on here to make it official and all. I am from Townsville in Australia, I found this site looking for a couple answers to some biab style questions that have been troubling me and this site has a good amount of knowledge trapped among this forums, that I hope to find the answers I am looking for.
Previous to biab (in which I have now done 3), I had done a couple extract brews and 20 or so kit brews, some failures, others, not so failures.
Previous to biab (in which I have now done 3), I had done a couple extract brews and 20 or so kit brews, some failures, others, not so failures.
Post #3472 made 12 years ago
Just joined, looking forward to learning more as I am an extract brewer.
Post #3473 made 12 years ago
Good evening all from Philly.
I just finished my 110 e biab kettle, pid, and stand. I hope to do my first AG as soon as my funds recover. I look forward to learning the assisting the Biab family.
I just finished my 110 e biab kettle, pid, and stand. I hope to do my first AG as soon as my funds recover. I look forward to learning the assisting the Biab family.
Post #3474 made 12 years ago
Hi! I'm from Pennsylvania Dutch country in Pennsylvania, USA. I've been an extract brewer for some time, had my share of good and "well it's drinkable!" beers in the process. I'm interested in learning about ways of getting in to all-grain brewing for small batches on a modest budget, so that's how I found this site. Looks like a lot of great info and I'm looking forward to stepping into BIAB all-grain methods.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Post #3475 made 12 years ago
Please let me know if I can help in any way. I only have three batches down but my e kettle am stand were a success.
