Hello all, newbie here!

1. Where are you from?

East coast.

2. How did you stumble across the site?

Google search looking for pointers for first brew.

3. What you think of it so far?

Seems like it will be an excellent resource for me going forward!

4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?

First brew day is this weekend

5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?

I do work, I do not run a household. So no SWMBO to limit my spending :D

Hi All!

Fairly new to brewing. got a couple of extract brews under my belt now getting going on BIAB! First project was converting an old freezer inter a ferm chamber with an stc-1000 and a hair dryer. then a copper immersion chiller. Have just finished building myself an electric boiler (70L stainless) and now i'm ready to go! (next projects - BIAB bag and a stir plate for starters. then later down the road a keezer set-up)

To answer the questions:
1. Where are you from?
UK. Hampshire.
2. How did you stumble across the site?
Podcasts i think. Beersmith podcast perhaps.
3. What you think of it so far?
Looks greet. massive resource base for questions and ideas!
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
As said, a couple of brews down now (extract and extract with grain). Getting on the electric boiler route to get into BIAB. Got ferm temps under some control (but only enough space for 1 bucket at a time)... need to expand.
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?
Work - Software sales. Lots of time away from home and hours in the car... I managed to listen to the entire (99 episode) back- catalogue of Beersmith podcast in 2 month behind the wheel.

Anyway, nice to meet you all. I'll be asking questions that i can;t find answers to in the forums - so in advance, many thanks

All the best
Jamie

Hey peeps
Posting from Ireland here, found the site while researching homebrew stuff before I started buying/collecting equipment. Have settled on BIAB as I live the simplicity of it, so here to find out all I can

This has probably been answered before; however, is there a way to view inches/gallons in the BIABacus?

joshua wrote:NewBiabD00d,

If you have downloaded BIABACUS, in Section 'U' there is an "Inches to Gallons", as well as "CM to Liter".
Once you have established your Kettle Dimensions.

Also, in section 'V' the Head space calculator gives you the Volume Of liquid in the Kettle from the Top Measurement.

Are you opening the document with Excel? I looked in Column U and didn't see anything. I even did a Control + F "gallon" and it yielded no results

Hello,
my name is Slav, I'm from Thunder Bay, On (born in Poland). Brewing now for over 6 years. My first brew was from Mr. Beer kit I got from my daughter, then quickly switched to 5 gallon batches using extracts first, then extracts with grains. I'm planning to brew old Polish beer Grodziskie (or Gratzer), so I started to look for a better brewing method. I'm not interested in all grain, but BIAB seems to be exactly what I need. I found this page on canadianhomebrewers forum. I really like it from the first moment, hoping to learn as much as possible. First I definitely will need to dig through all the topics and forums and I am very excited to do that.

Thank you goulaigan,
you're right, this is what I meant, seams to me biab is just simpler :-) Just a pot and a bag instead of the whole multi-vesell setup. Right now I'm just digging through the posts looking for useful staff, omg, there is a lot to choose from :-) and the first experiment is planned for Saturday if the weather cooperates. There is finally a chance for spring at this end of Lake Superior. Looks good so far :-)

Hi all,

I am getting some equipment together to do my first all grain biab batch. I plan on stovetop brewing of 2.5 or 3 gallon batches.

To answer the questions:
1. Where are you from?
PEI Canada
2. How did you stumble across the site?
Beersmith podcast
3. What you think of it so far?
Looks greet. Lots of info.
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
I have completed about 5 brews with extract.
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?
Work - Software development.

Anyway, nice to meet you all. I am sure I will be visiting this site often.

Thanks
FishSense

As Iv been a lurker for a while it's time to register.

I'm adam 32 from tamworth England, done a good few kits now and looking to go biab work nights driving an artic truck round the country

G'day, I'm from Melbourne, i've been searching on line for BIAB and found this site. Site looks pretty cool, lots of great info. Done +30 extracts, and looking to get into all grain, but stepping up with BIAB 1st. Work in an office all day, so any chance to brew or learn about brewin is great ! Cheers

Hi there!

I'm Robert from Sweden.
I've always appreciated beer and just recently decided i want to brew. Going straight from no brews to all grain and BIAB looks like a good and simple way to do it. I've just bought my pot (25 l) and looking forward to put in my specifications into the BIABacus. I'm going to go for the NRB's All Amarillo American Pale Ale as a first brew (and later on looking forward to a hefeweizen and after that probably an IPA fermented with champagne yeast)

Found the site while doing research and studying brewing, both the technical and theoretical aspects of it. Yes I'm a physician and loves to understand stuff so I've definitely spent countless of hours reading blogs, forums and the whole 'how to brew' by Palmer already.

Cheers!