Hi All, New member from Albuquerque, NM USA

Was brewing for many years but had to put it on the shelf for a while to raise the kids and such.

I was previously extract and partial mash brewing with some good results. This time I am going BIAB 5 gallon batches. Hope to brew my first batch this coming weekend. I have ordered a Spike Brewing 10 gal kettle that I am waiting to arrive. I have a bag for it and a couple of hop bags as well.

First brew will be a blonde so as to keep my wife interested . Stouts and IPA's are more to my liking but as long as it's home brew I am happy.

Looking forward to getting started again and have found this site a great resource already!

James

Lasevera and jrstephens65,

Welcome to the site. There is a ton of advice on the site and I hope you can find it with just a tad bit of looking. Advice on equipment is very helpful...the BIABacus file for helping with your brew is HUGE..., etc.

James - is it too late to return your pot and get something larger...? Your situation was mine just a couple years ago. I almost bought a 10 gallon pot (for 5 or just over gallon batches of beer...seemed so large at the time, when used to brewing extract). Actually ordered on some advice and then cancelled it later and ordered larger 16 gallon pot on other advice. Advice on the Internet was so confusing...and conflicting back then; still is actually. A 10-gallon pot would have been a BIG mistake. You are in the same situation, and that will just barely do what you want it to do. It CAN do what you want - but just barely! Much better to get a little larger pot like 15-16 gallon to give some extra room for brewing bigger brews like IPAs or big Stouts if you want, or maybe just a double batch of a smaller brew now and then... Anyhow, not trying to be a kill-joy, but wanting to help you out with your current situation, and it seems fixable at this point. You don't want to be brewing close to max capacity, if possible.

Gentlemen, wish both of you the best of luck, and let us know if questions!

Welcome aboard shotgunsteve and Lasevera!

shotgunsteve- Ive wanted to try brewing a Weizenbock for a while, guess I should come up with a recipe and throw it in my biabacus folder since thats the only way I ever get around to brewing stuff on that 'to brew' list in my head. Aventinus is a damn good beer, and a dangerously sneaky one Good to see another fellow canuck, give the biabacus a try if you haven't already!

Lasevera- Glad to have you aboard, I hope BIAB is treating you well since switching from extract, let us know if you have any questions, and as stated above give the biabacus a whirl if you haven't yet and keep us posted on how it works for you.

Happy Brewing to you both!

jspicher wrote:Hello,
New member here from Lancaster, PA. I came across this site from numerous blogs discussing BIAB, it seems to be the Holy Grail of BIAB knowledge and from what I've seen so far it is! I've been brewing since the freshman year of college and am currently in medical school (so 5 yrs of brewing?). I've messed around with extract independently and large all-grain batches when brewing with others. Last year I started doing 1 gallon all-grain batches but want to scale up as much as possible given my 5 gallon pot and electric kitchen stove in my apartment (3 gal BIAB perhaps?). So here I am looking for answers. Just made a 5 gallon extract Hefeweizen kit and it is carbing up in the kegerator.
Thanks for putting this site together, its great!

I think you're right, the holy grail of BIAB knowledge is on this site, and the masters are willing to share. Welcome to the club

Welcome to you as well LI Mike D, competitive BBQing eh? That sounds interesting... This is the place to be for all your small batch BIABing needs, give the Biabacus a try if you haven't yet, it will make your brew day more predictable and help you record results and get your process dialed in. 1 Gallon batches can be a bit tricky to be consistent with, but as long as you are making good beer consistency isn't necessarily all that important Happy Brewing!

Weasel and Nick,

Welcome to the forum! Let us know if any questions.

Weasel - it will be interesting to hear your thoughts, post brew. Just don't forget to do a 90 minute mash!!! Hopefully followed by a 10 minute mash out for good measure... Some try to cut mash down to 60 minutes but efficiency normally suffers.

Nick - just because a recipe lacks integrity doesn't mean you can't use it for inspiration, it just means you won't be able to accurately copy it. Here is a link that deals with recipe integrity: http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1887

Good luck guys, and let us know how it goes!

1. Where are you from? Geraldton Western Australia.

2. How did you stumble across the site? I googled BIAB.

3. What you think of it so far? So much info, yes!

4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Extract can brewer switching to BIAB all grain. Just got my 40L Crown Urn delivered with a Stout grain bill.

5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? I work as little as possible, but occasionally the overtime money is too good to refuse.

Welcome Muggy, it's nice to see some representatives from Oz in the forums. Figure up your Stout recipe in the BIABacus and get to brewin, let us know if you have any questions.

---Todd

Welcome to the site Roberto!
Sounds like you have some good experience under your belt already and with a full club of BIABers we all will be looking forward to hearing about your brew day experiences. Search the site, there is a ton of information here, and don't hesitate to ask questions.

Pete

Hello Tammy,

Welcome to the site! Let us know if you have any questions.

Welcome UW.
The biabacus is an awesome tool to convert recipes and to track your brewday.
Have a look around and if you need some questions answered ask away.

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Greetings, Eric (shader) and also to MilwaukeeBob and Rowdy. Whether you are a newbie or have brewed barrels of beer, this is the place to be. Read lots to learn about how simple BIAB brewing can lead to great beer and decide for yourself how complex your brewing equipment will get. Ask questions and pass along your experiences in the forum - that's what makes it interesting.