I’ve been reading the Forum for a couple of weeks now and as I read I’m learning that I really don’t know very much about brewing beer.
At least as PP says I was looking at what was being said by the so-called experts through glasses with dust on them and using software that was and is flawed. No wonder, at times I could never make sense of what I was seeing on paper and what I was actually getting when brewing. I have a long way to go before I understand the terminology and brewing process as presented here.
A little repeat of my history, in case you missed my original post…
Beer being an alcohol beverage I never like for most of my adult life. In 2006 my alcohol drink of choice became beer when introduced to Craft beers. With this conversion to beer I also became interested in Home brewing and read, studied everything about the hobby. Finally brewed my 1st beer (kit) during the fall of 2007, another one in Dec 2007, build my first 3 vessel all-grain system in Feb 2007, rebuild that system about a year later, making it a RIMS system. Entered a few competitions and even won a few awards. Became a BJCP judge, all done in an attempt to become the best brewer I could be.
During 2010 I viewed a video of the Braumeister and looked for more info concerning the system. As I said in my original post here, I found Arnie’s BrauBrushka system (a Braumeister clone). Liked some of his features and started a design around his ideas. As seen in my photo documentation in Electric BIAB (incl. Automatic) that system is almost completed.
Now 3 years later I discover BiaBrewer.info Forum and learn that I really don’t know what I believed I knew. So really I’m not a Day Short and a Dollar Short, it is more like “Years Late and Hundreds of Dollars Short”.
If I had found Biabrewer.info forum in 2010, I would have never spend the time (Years late) and the Resources to build the SVABS (Hundreds of Dollars Short”) or build in the complexity that I now learn is completely unnecessary. I would have built a BIAB system, probably with some automation, but never with the complexity of my existing system.
I can’t completely abandon the SVABS but I will be attempting to remove some of the complexity from it in the days ahead. I’ll probably waste some more time by brewing with the system just to find any problems in the design, that’s just my Engineering background showing up.
Meanwhile I’m building a true BIAB system using a beer keg I have in storage. I partially automate by using my some of the functions of my existing control panel. I’ll use Cornies as no-chill containers for 5 gallon batches, I own a couple dozen of them, may as well put them to use.
As I build the new BIAB system, I will document.
A big thanks to all that have put their time, passion and resources into bringing this Forum to those interested in home brewing the smart way.
Joe Werner (Fossildust)
If you want to dink around with toys that great! That's perfectly fine. But BIAB is as simple and perfect as it can be! I have a temporary video that I will update and correct a few slow parts but look here! Check out the video on the bottom of my old BIAB page.
, however, I have an unrelated question that should probably go to another thread but...
