1 - From Redmond WA, USA
2 - Checking out BIAB hits on Google after a podcast on Basic Brewing.
3 - So far I like what I see. Very useful information.
4 - 9 batches under the belt so far - 8 extracts and a small 1G batch by all-grain.
5 - Still going to the salt mine everyday, but hope to be retired in the next 4/5 years.

What appeals about BIAB is that it has the flexibility of all grain without one or two of the pitfalls. By the latter is mean things like stuck sparges. For example I will probably do my first BIAB next week and it will be with 100% wheat malt, which is notorious (or so I've read) for stuck sparges.

Hi all!

My name is Todd, and I've been homebrewing since 2001 -- all-grain since 2006 or so.

I'm looking to make the jump to Brewing in a Bag due to the fact that I have to drag *all* of my brewing gear from me and MsECB's condo to her parent's place to brew (our place is too small, and there is no patio or backyard). In fact, this is the #1 reason why I don't brew as much as I would like: it's a serious PITA dragging gear and fermenters etc across town and back for each batch.

So, I'm looking at streamlining my all-grain process, not to cut corners per se, but to cut down on the gear I'm lugging around.

As a bonus, this "BIAB" method will be the first time I'll be able to directly heat the mash tun, vice adding various hot water additions and crossing my fingers that I hit the temp(s) I want. Doing a proper mash-out, for example. Maybe even some step-temp mashing, too.

Anyway, happy to be here, and I look forward to contributing as much as I can to the site.

Cheers!
//TB

BrewReview.info

Hello,

I'm as green as they come when it comes to home brewing, I am in the process of getting the kit together on a shoe string budget to be able to home brew, I just confess I havent even got a K&K brew under my belt yet.

I do have a fridge controller on the way to me, which I will put on my fermentation fridge when I'm setup, and am in the process of aquiring the other required items for both fermentation, and the BIAB wort preparation!

LOL, I'm even starting to design in my head my very own 3V setup!

I'm from Sydney, Australia. Are then any other Australian members here?

Keith

Hi.

I'm an Australian currently living in London and thinking of starting to BIAB in my flat here. I brewed a lot back home in Melbourne before moving to the UK, so the brewing withdrawals are kicking in!

Hoping to brew mainly organic ales and experiment with cask conditioning.

Cheers,

Tom

Hi all!
I am from The state of Iowa in the USA. I have recently been searching for topics on small batch brewing. I have decided to take up small batch brewing in order to become a more technical brewer and to try more types of beer without having alot of extra beer sitting around. With that being said someone mentioned this method of brewing in a post about small batch brewing. I found this site and read some of the information and thought it sounded like a great method to try and would definitely work with small batches as well. I have been brewin on and off for about three years now. I entered a beer in my first competition and didn't score that well. This in turn motivated me to become a more technical brewer rather than just throwing something together. All in all I look forward to learning about this new process of brewing and can't wait to see the results and learn from all the knowledge on this site!

Hi All,
Bayside Melbourne, Australia here. Heard about the site from a friend of mine in the UK. I haven't brewed for about 8 years, but would like to get back into it. I would like to brew with grain and am looking for all the help and information I can get.

I used to brew Coopers cans, so have a lot to learn about brewing with grain.

I like the feel and look of the site and am looking forward to delving in and learning from those that have knowledge of BIAB brewing.

All the best,
random

Hi Guys,

I'm a 2V AG brewer that needs to downsize my brewing operation.

I've decided to go the 40l Birko single vessel biab route and have a thirst for knowledge and hope this is the forum where I will get it.

Thanks
Adam

Hi everyone,

I'm from Sydney, Australia. I've been brewing since Dec 2010 when I got a Coopers kit for my birthday. I've done the one extract kit, which worked out great. Next I'm looking at doing a BIAB and dabbling in All Grain.

Looking forward to learning lots.

Adam

Hello brewers. I'm from Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts, USA. I've been brewing since 1991 however I haven't brewed in the past 10 years. After looking at my lonely Sanke brew pot, I decided to search for new techniques for brewing beer and this forum showed up. Haven't tried it yet but seems so diabolically simple and cost effective I can't pass it up. Hope to fire up the burner soon.

Hola from frozen Lexington KY. Been brewing about a year switched to all electric keggle system for all grain now setting up for my first BIAB came across this site in my search for knowledge. Thanks for all the great info!

Nuff wrote:

protocol_droid wrote:Howdy all, looks like the last post was a few months ago.

Welcome protocol

I hope your "months," above should really read as minutes or hours. If not, we have a big problem on our hands

I think he may have been looking at the "Join" date rather than the "Post" date!

Hi all. My name is Troy.
i'm from Shepparton, Victoria. I fell across this site via the Aussie HomeBrewer site.
Love the site. Seems like i can get some good ideas once i understand the lingo :-). I have been extract brewing for on and off for the past 10 years, but to be honest, i've only done about 15-20 brews in that time. only 5 or 6 have been of good to pass on for friends to rate. After looking at several youtube vids, aussiehomebrewer site and this site (in particular Ralphs guide to Maxi BIAB)i am extremely keen to give BIAB a go. I work 5 days a week and coach a local aussie rules football team on the weekends.

Cheers.

hfk2 wrote:Hello brewers. I'm from Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts, USA. I've been brewing since 1991 however I haven't brewed in the past 10 years. After looking at my lonely Sanke brew pot, I decided to search for new techniques for brewing beer and this forum showed up. Haven't tried it yet but seems so diabolically simple and cost effective I can't pass it up. Hope to fire up the burner soon.

Hello Marshfield! My dad grew up in Marshfield. We have a brewclub down here on the southcoast. I'll post here when we get together to do another group brew. If you are on Facebook it's Southcoast Homebrewers Association.

Hi all my name is anthony and i am from perth western australia a mechanic by trade and love home brew. I have a few home brews under my belt but all being out of a can. I found out about biab brewing threw a friend who invited me to a beer tasting bbq at his house with a groupe of guys from the AHB forum, the thought of brewing in a bag realy appealed to me and i am slowly getting all the gear together to do my first brew hopefully it works. I have been reading up on this forum and gathering as much info as i can. should do my first biab in a week or so just have to sorce a thermometer. will keep you posted

Hello from southern California, USA! I just joined this board, and I'd like to introduce myself.

I'm very excited that I discovered BIAB. My husband and I are going to do a batch of Irish Red Ale in the next two weeks. We have to order the supplies. We are going to make an 8-litre batch, so everything is very easy to do on the stovetop. In our situation, smaller batches with more frequent brewing sessions will work out. Also, that will allow us to have more varieties of beer on hand.

I have BeerSmith software, and that's helping me get an idea about efficiency, etc., on the low or high end. I picked the Irish Red Ale because it is very flexible, so even if my efficiency is very good or very bad, or in the middle, the beer should still be okay.

Cheers!

Hey all, I'm from the UK and currently a Kit Brewer, however I'm looking at moving into all grain brewing soon!

I've been referred to here from the helpful guys at Jims beer kit forums! I'm not sure of what the logo at the top of the screen stands for but from what I can tell it's a naked guy looking at a pint .

As mentioned I'm currently a kit brewer! I've brewed lager, real ale and i've currently got a stout fermenting away . I love brewing and cooking, and the reason I want to move to all grain is to create my 'own' beer!

I'm a web developer and technical support engineer

Hahaha, if one can cook, one can brew beer. I'm a pretty good cook. I guess few women like to make beer, but I enjoy creating things, and it's a fun hobby to do with my husband.

I also figure that if there's a method that exists that is very, very simple and still gives excellent results, why one earth would anyone want to intentionally complicate things with unnecessary equipment and steps? I have a feeling that Americans in general just like to acquire "stuff" and seem to ENJOY complicating matters. I prefer keeping life simple.

BIAB is going to be the perfect solution for me to get into all grain. All-grain brewing is also much cheaper for us compared to extract brewing. That, combined with the beautiful simplicity of BIAB, is what made me decide to switch over and try BIAB.

Hi from england. My name is ian and have i have loved sampling different bears for years. 6 months ago i decided to start brewing my own. First kit finished up down the sink but done a few good ones since. As soon as i heard about AG brewing i decided that was what i would really like to get into. I was put off by all the kit needed as i have limited space to work in. Came across this site by chance and i am very impressed with all the useful info available. Just aquired a 19L urn from work(just got to fix the leaking tap) and cant wait to get started. No handles on the urn though so that may be an issue. Only one way to find out though, and thats brew some beer !