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Post #2501 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Afternoon, Dbrewer, Welcome to the Forum!

It is good to have another BIAB person from the UK.

Let us know how you brew, and if you have any questions, just ask, we can help!
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Post #2502 made 14 years ago
by Jasonw
Hi,

I'm Jason from Brisbane, Australia. I've just put my 2nd BIAB into the fermenter and am looking to start getting a little more technical with my brews(I missed my OG this time).

Working with mini BIAB size gear to begin with, if things continue to go well, I'd like to step up in size.

Post #2503 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day JasonW, Welcome Aboard.

Great to hear you already BIAB'ing, I hope it turns out well!

It is easy and not too expensive to go large with BIAB, A bigger kettle and another bigger bag.

The old kettle can be the new Sparge Pot!

Let us know if you have any questions, and tell us how your brews finish!
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Post #2504 made 14 years ago
by Dr. B
Hi guys!
Homebrewer here from West Yorkshire, UK.
Been brewing kit beers on and off for around 20 years but have mostly been a winemaker.
Have got more into real ales in the last few years, so naturally more into beer brewing.
I started extract brewing last year, with a 9L boil volume only topped up to 23L in the fermentation vessel (this has made some really nice beers, despite the small boil volume).
A friend of mine got into brewing recently and has quickly moved to all grain and bought all the equipment. We did a joint 50L brew last weekend and I think all grain is the way to go.
Unfortunately my house is small and I don't have a garage or outhouse, so lots of equipment is out of the question.
For this reason I have been researching BIAB and obviously found this place :thumbs:
I plan on getting something like a 33L stock pot for my kettle to make 23L brews.
Now to scour the site looking for tips on bags, etc. :smoke:

Post #2505 made 14 years ago
by bigk
Howdy Y'all:

I am a retired engineer from central Michigan in the USA and happened upon the BIAB site while searching online for information on 1-gallon batches. I must say that your site is chucked full of wonderful information - all in one place. Well done.

I've gotten a couple of dozen brews under my belt, mostly 1-gallon batches, my initial foray into brewing being a desire to make malta - an unfermented wort that's sweetened to taste, lightly hopped and carbonated, a malt soda, if you will. Unfortunately there are not too many malta recipes online.

I dived into all-grain brewing from my first batch, dispensing with any extract trials. Prior to my first brew I had read up extensively on brewing, thus the steps were very familiar once I started.

My main aim is to perfect gluten free brewing, using mostly sorghum and millet. At this point, I've done both traditional (barley-based) and gluten free brewing. I am still constantly learning more about brewing, especially in the gluten free arena. Up till now I've made regular beers and maltas.

I've also done some malting and hope to do more of it down the road. My main focus is in sorghum and millet malting. If some day I decide to expand my malting operation, I hope to make some of my malt products available to brewers in the US.

Glad to be aboard.

Post #2506 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day Dr.B, Welcome to the Forum!
23L in A 33L stock pot is possible for Lower gravity beers (1.040), so you may want to look over the "commentary" http://www.biabrewer.info/download/file.php?id=51
And check out BIAB w/Sparge! It is an easy way to brew Higher Gravity (1.050+) beers.

Check our topic on bags and Equipment for some good info. http://www.biabrewer.info/viewforum.php?f=53

Good Luck!
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Post #2507 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day BigK, Welcome Aboard!
Great to hear you going BIAB, and thinking of Gluten free beers.

There are malted oats, corn, and many other non-malted Gluten free grains, so you should have fun making recipes!

Let us know how you do, and if you have questions, Please post!
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Post #2510 made 14 years ago
by hobbydog
Hi everyone, I having been brewing using extracts for some time. I was gathering some information on AG and stumbled upon this site. After going through the site, I convinced on BIAB and wish to take the BIAB route to do my AG brewing. Hope I can learn more with all your help.

Post #2511 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day HobbyDog, Welcome to the Site.

You are correct BIAB IS the way to go All-Grain.

Let us know if you have any questions, Someone is almost always here to help!
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Post #2512 made 14 years ago
by Bealski
Hello, I've been hanging around the forums for just about a year. Soaking up all of the information, and planning for my first brew. I've decided against doing extract batches to get my feet wet. Instead I'll be jumping right in with a BIAB. I have everything in place. I plan on documenting everything to share my experience. I'm making a sort of event out of it by inviting several people over to learn as I do.

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Post #2513 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day Bealski, Welcome to uor Forum.

Great to hear you skipped Extract and mover straight to BIAB All-Grain!

Let us know how your brewday turns out.

If you have questions, or need advice, just post, so we can help.
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Post #2514 made 14 years ago
by Toivo
Hi, I am a new member from the UP of Michigan, better know as a Yooper. I have been brewing beer for about 4 years now and do all grain. I am looking at BIAB to save some time and be less complicated. I also make wine so I am busy with something fermenting or aging all the time.
Looks like a great site to learn about BIAB.I learned about it in a thread on Homebrewtalk.

Post #2515 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good day Yooper(Toivo), Welcome to the Forum.

You are correct, BIAB can save time, and is very simple to start.

Wine Making is a good way to fully understand Fermentation, Beer does fermnent very quicky, and ages very fast, compared to wine.

If you have any questions, let us know and we can help you!
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Post #2518 made 14 years ago
by tominator
Hi all, my name is Tom and I'm brewing in Las Vegas, NV USA. I received a Mr Beer kit for Christmas last year and after a few mediocre batches, I moved to larger partial mash/extract batches. after reading tons of articles on where to go next, BIAB sounded like a great way to move to all-grain. I brewed my first BIAB last night and i gotta tell you, i'm hooked :clap: i can't understand why anyone would brew with extracts, having seen how simple BIAB is! i brewed a mini-BIAB (around 3gal bottling volume) and if this one turns out as tasty as it looks, wow i can't imagine going any other way.

so, many thanks for the info and inspiration!
Tom

Post #2519 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day Tom(Tominator), Welcome to the Forum!

Your correct, BIAB is the best way to brew All-Grain, one kettle or two, a Big Bag, A hydrometer, and a good Theromometer, and your brewing.

The mini-BIAB is a great way to test all recipes and Ingredients, and end up with 1 case of beer.

Let us know if you have any questions, so we can help!
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Post #2520 made 14 years ago
by tominator
joshua wrote:Good Day Tom(Tominator), Welcome to the Forum!

Your correct, BIAB is the best way to brew All-Grain, one kettle or two, a Big Bag, A hydrometer, and a good Theromometer, and your brewing.

The mini-BIAB is a great way to test all recipes and Ingredients, and end up with 1 case of beer.

Let us know if you have any questions, so we can help!
Definitely. Thx for the support!
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Post #2521 made 14 years ago
by novaris
Hi my name is David and I am in the outer east of melbourne. I have not been doing AG for very long but have a 3V setup and am now going to add a BIAB setup. I did not really know about it till recently and since I had some gear that should do the job I saw it as a way to get more done at a time.
I usually brew with a mate who comes over and we were looking for a way to do 2 batches at a time. My current system uses two coolers and a pot. We can do 2 kegs of the same beer and by adding the BIAB setup I can do a third keg with a different beer.
I am not really a big drinker but I love making different beers so I am happy to do small batches and give excess away. I think the BIAB should make it easier to do small batches when trying new recipes.

Cheers
Everything in moderation - including moderation!

Post #2522 made 14 years ago
by hashie
Welcome along novaris.

There are many ways to BIAB, small, medium and large scale for starters. So go for it and enjoy. Any questions, feel free to ask.
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #2523 made 14 years ago
by delgary
Hi Gary here from Ashburton, NZ.
I have been brewing kit beers for the last year and even though they have turned out all right I felt I could do better.
I have managed to get a 50L pot and have a burner on its way from the US so should have my first BIAB brewed by the end of May.
Look forward to reading my way through the forum and getting as much information as possible.:)

Gary

Post #2524 made 14 years ago
by joshua
Good Day Gary(Delgary), Welcome.
All-Grain BIAB is much better, then most Kit beers or extract.

Look around the site and if you have questions, let us help!
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Post #2525 made 14 years ago
by Gridiron_Gang
Greetings all! I have been homebrewing for the past 1.5 years after getting started by my brother--a professional brewer who originally started as a home brewer. My prior brews have been extracts with one partial mash, and I'm excited about starting to brew all-grain without the expense and hassle of a 3V system.
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