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Post #5676 made 11 years ago
by crazyviking
Hey All!

My name is Paul and I am excited to get back into homebrew again after a twelve year hiatus. I did a bunch of extract brews as a college kid, but now I just want to make some great tasting beer. I will be trying the BIAB method on my stovetop. I will start with 10L or so batches fairly regularly to experiment with various flavours and styles, and to share with friends and family. I like to keep my hobbies simple - no super fancy equipment, a focus on home made/DIY solutions, and doing the best I can without blowing the budget.

I got linked here from another popular brew site, and glad I found this place! Seems like some nice folks and plenty of info help me get started. My thanks go to everyone has contributed and made the site what it is today. I appreciate it :thumbs:

I live in Norway which has a decent beer scene, but want to try to replicate some beers and flavours I've experienced in life that I can't find here. My favourite style, and what I will try to make is american pale ale, but I also love lager and stout.

Cheers!
Paul

Post #5677 made 11 years ago
by safebrew222
Hello Coolhand...

There are at least 3 of us now from the great state of Wisconsin. Glad you found us. People here put a lot of time and effort to giving us new brewers quality answers. Hope you like it here.

Jeff

Post #5678 made 11 years ago
by HbgBill
Hi Coolhand.. Welcome to BIABrewer. This is a fun place with a lot of experience.. The honchos here are recognized as the granddaddies of the process with a few really nice interviews on Basic Brewing Radio/Video. I think you'll find a lot of help here. Short of getting a more heavy duty burner.. you might need some assist with the heat. IMO, you really need to get to that boil to blow off the DMS precursors. I only brew small batches (2.5-3gal) batches so I don't have any problems. I can do that on both my stove and my induction hot plate with a good thermal wrap around the pot. But, I still mostly use a propane burner that I found on Craigslist.. from an old turkey fryer.

Recipes.. there are a number of good ones here on BIABrewer.. or if you like, you can formulate one and likely get some good critique. However, I'd suggest going with atried and true recipe.. Get that down and begin to modify it slightly. Your SMASH idea is great. I really like Brewing Classic Styles as the recipes seem to work well.

As an aside, what is the possibility of going to the User Control Panel.. then Profile and adding some info.. such as location.. that will show up in each post Helps us to get to know a bit more about you. We have others in your neighborhood. Maybe even a name?

Cheers, Bill
Bill
Hop Song Brewing-Santa Rosa, California

Post #5679 made 11 years ago
by Tekcom
Hey everyone. My name is Chris from Port Orchard, Washington. I've been brewing extracts and now ready to move on to all grain. I've been reading a lot about BIAB and this site provided me with a good understanding of how it works. This site is very informative and I can see that everyone is very helpful as well. Looking forward to my first BIAB.

Post #5680 made 11 years ago
by safebrew222
Welcome Chris! Can't wait to see your first all-grain brew. Full volume, simultaneous mash and sparge, in a bag is the most elegant way to make the best quality sweet wort on a homebrew scale. I hope you enjoy the forum.
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Post #5681 made 11 years ago
by HbgBill
Hey Chris.. you live in a beautiful area.. remember, "It's the water that makes it great" The beer that is. What was it?? Olympia beer? The jingle still goes thru my mind. Welcome to BIABrewer.
Bill
Hop Song Brewing-Santa Rosa, California

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Post #5682 made 11 years ago
by BlackIslandBrew
Tekcom wrote:Hey everyone. My name is Chris from Port Orchard, Washington. I've been brewing extracts and now ready to move on to all grain. I've been reading a lot about BIAB and this site provided me with a good understanding of how it works. This site is very informative and I can see that everyone is very helpful as well. Looking forward to my first BIAB.
Hey neighbor, good to see a local here! I'm in Tacoma, have brewed almost 19 years, and just added BIAB to my arsenal this year. It's another great way to make great beer!
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Post #5683 made 11 years ago
by kevink
Hi all,

I'm Kevin and finally took the plunge and upgraded my brewing equipment to step up from small batch stove extract brewing to a 15 gal keggle and burner to do full volume boils and BIAB. Can't wait to try my first BIAB batch!

Post #5684 made 11 years ago
by joshua
Welcome Kevink,

Great to hear you gong BIG With BIAB, Let us know how your Doing.
Honest Officer, I swear to Drunk, I am Not God.
    • SVA Brewer With Over 100 Brews From United States of America

Post #5685 made 11 years ago
by growler
Howdy all.

I've been a BIAB brewer for 5 years now and managed 600lt last calender year :drink: from my 80lt alloy pot/ Rambo wok burner in wheel rim frame setup.

My partner sown bags last about 18 mths with 10 -12 kg of grain per brew.

cheers :thumbs: G

Post #5686 made 11 years ago
by BobBrews
growler

Welcome to the site. lots of information here to read from our experience and room to write from your experiences?
tap 1 Raspberry wine
tap 2 Bourbon Barrel Porter
tap 3 Czech Pilsner
tap 4 Triple IPA 11% ABV
Pipeline: Mulled Cider 10% ABV

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Post #5687 made 11 years ago
by NeillC
Hi

Complete beginner here but i've been doing plenty of reading and i'm looking forward to getting stuck in. I live in Northern Ireland, up at the North Coast. Just starting to put together my first bits of kit. My brother recommended I check out this site. Its full of useful info and i'm sure I'll learn a lot here.

Post #5689 made 11 years ago
by NeillC
majorphill wrote:NeillC

Welcome aboard

Please feel free to ask for any advice. There are no dumb questions ... and no one bites here ...

Majorphill
Thanks for the welcome. I have a recipe for a mini brew that in going to try first. Just to get used to the process. Once I've done that I may have some questions.
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Post #5691 made 11 years ago
by paul_ulyett
Hi all,

I'm new to brewing and am as-yet an untested BIABer - I've made a couple of straight from the can extract brews, got a couple of extract + hop-addition brews on the go and then I am planning to have a pop at an all-grain, full-boil BIAB with a high-integrity recipe I'll be searching for on this site!

I'm in Perth, Western Australia, so should be interesting seeing how I can control my fermentation temperatures over this upcoming summer since I'm not lucky enough to have a nice cool cellar!

Only just started getting through the truckload of info. on this site but am voraciously reading it all to try an better understand what's going on at brew day (and afterwards).

I am sure I'll have some queries once I get to BIAB time, but until then will continue reading all the useful stuff to get prepared!

Cheers

Paul

Post #5692 made 11 years ago
by jhough
welcome aboard Paul. We have quite a few from Perth on the site. Please read on and if you have anything you need to talk about , we will be here!
J
    • SVA Brewer With Over 100 Brews From United States of America

Post #5693 made 11 years ago
by paul_ulyett
Thanks for the welcome J, I'm reading on as we speak - just saw the old post re: the comp. at Perth Royal Show and what sounds like a good bit of sampling afterwards, will keep my eye out for that one next year, who knows - I may even have something I'd not be ashamed to enter by then (just for the free tasting tickets of course!)

Post #5694 made 11 years ago
by Orange
Hi everyone

I'm from north eastern United States and I'm pretty new to brewing still. I have only done a few batches of cider and one chocolate oatmeal porter beer kit. Excited to jump into BIAB will be trying my first all grain Belgian Ale soon.

Post #5696 made 11 years ago
by PhilDusty89
Hi all,

I'm a 25 year old lad from Rochdale (someone has to live there!) and have done a handful of extract brews. I've been bitten by the homebrew bug and have always fancied dabbling in all grain brewing. SWMBO has ordered me to write up a list of what I want for crimbo so thought this would be a great opportunity to get the relevant bits and bobs needed. I'm in the process of constructing a brew fridge (I have the stc-1000 and a heater bar, just waiting on a fridge to tamper with) and just looking at what other equipment I would need. I was recommended this page off another forum and it looks fantastic, I think I've decided on getting a 40l stock pot (I'd be aiming to brew roughly 23l at a time) and I need to look at what type of bag to use.

Quick question: will a bog standard 40l stock pot be usable in all grain brewing? I'm thinking of doing BIAB for a couple of years and then when I have the time and space I'm going to dabble in all grain so want to make sure that all my equipment will be re-usable in the future.

Sorry for such an essay and thanks again for a great site!

Happy brewing :thumbs:
FV: Nowt
Bottled + Drinking: Geordie Lager, Summer Fruit Punch, Young's Harvest Lager, Better Brew - Bandit Brew, St Peter's Cream Stout
Planned: Festive Wine, Wilko's Sweet Newkie Brown

Post #5698 made 11 years ago
by PhilDusty89
Thanks Joshua,

What equipment would you recommend for a newbie? I was originally thinking of a 40l stock pot however if I'm aiming at brewing 23l batches would a 70l kettle be better? Sorry for all the questions, I want to make sure I get everything done properly!
FV: Nowt
Bottled + Drinking: Geordie Lager, Summer Fruit Punch, Young's Harvest Lager, Better Brew - Bandit Brew, St Peter's Cream Stout
Planned: Festive Wine, Wilko's Sweet Newkie Brown

Post #5699 made 11 years ago
by joshua
Phil, a 70 L pot may be too large to heat, but, if you can, you could brew 30L of 1.080 Barley Wine.

Or nearly 40L of 1.040 brew, and again it may difficult to boil 55L of Water.

The other equipment that is useful, I like a good Refractormeter, A good Bag, a smaller bag for hops, and a good Spoon/Paddle.

A good thermometer that shows a perfect Temperatures between 50C and 70C, is the most important!
Honest Officer, I swear to Drunk, I am Not God.
    • SVA Brewer With Over 100 Brews From United States of America

Post #5700 made 11 years ago
by PhilDusty89
Thanks again Joshua.

I've had a look around the site and think I may have to scale back my aspirations to brew 23l as I will be doing it from home for a couple of years before I have the money and space to look at a full all grain set up.

With everyone's experience here what is the best size stock pot to have for a BIAB newbie brewing at home on a stove? Sorry again for all my questions, I've just been overwhelmed with the amount of information on here although I'm finding it all mega interesting!
FV: Nowt
Bottled + Drinking: Geordie Lager, Summer Fruit Punch, Young's Harvest Lager, Better Brew - Bandit Brew, St Peter's Cream Stout
Planned: Festive Wine, Wilko's Sweet Newkie Brown
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