Hi all, I have made two extract batches of beer and am now ready to try brewing some all grain. I bought a 55 pound bag of grain so now I just need to do it!

joshua wrote:
55 Pound bag, you are ready to go. Have any Hops? Have a good Recipe?

Let us know how your brew is going, and If we can help!

I bought some cascade hops and 2 row grain so I am going make a simple smash IPA? (Not sure if that is what you would call it or not)
I am working on figuring out how much exactly of everything I need, what temps need to be, etc

new member here
1. My son and I brew in Hammond IN
2. Stared looking into BIAB and found this site
3. Site look good
4. Have been brewing for 5 years with my son, doing all grain for the last 4 years
5. I'm retired, but my son works fighting fires

tom

BobBrews wrote:millstone,

Your at the best place to learn BIAB. Many here are former 3V brewers who have converted to BIAB. It's our turn to convert you. If you can't find it here ask us.

Thanks BobBrews

tom

1. Where am I? Washington D.C.
2. How did I find the site? My Google-fu is strong
3. Enjoying the site so far; one issue that I'll mention below.
4. I've been brewing for about a year. ~8 batches so far. Started off with extract/steeping grains, progressed into partial mash, then made the jump to all-grain by my 4th batch. I have been using a 2.5 vessel approach... boil kettle + cooler mash tun + another kettle as needed for heating additional water. Started on the stovetop and have moved outdoors to a Bayou Classic patio burner. Been stressing out about the time and complexity of multi-vessel AG brewing and looking for a way to streamline the process. Voila - BIAB! Haven't take the leap yet, but I recently upgraded my kettle (from 8 gal to an 11 gal Bayou Classic w/steamer basket) and plan to dive in headfirst in the next couple of weeks.
5. I'm an engineer and work in regulatory compliance, as well as being a military reservist.

I'm really enjoying the site so far and have gotten a ton of great info. Definitely maxing out the search features! The one issue I'm having is finding the most recent, best, most accurate, etc. version of a calculator. It was bugging me a lot and I did a log of digging to get to the bottom of it. From what I can tell, the Holy Grail of programs, BIABacus, is still in development after a few restarts and course changes. There are several versions of The Calculator floating around, some of which incorporate different techniques (maxi-BIAB) and/or different features (unit converter, scaling, etc). It just seems like there are a lot of variations out there (The Calculator, The Calculator 2.0, Maxi-BIAB, Pre-BIABacus?) and I'm hoping someone can point me to The One, or at least, The One for Me!

Thanks for developing and maintaining such a great site, and I look forward to soaking up as much knowledge (and homebrew!) as I can.

tjash

1. I'm from Jyväskylä, Finland
2. Someone recommended at other forum
3. Looks great so far! I think i am going to learn new things here.
4. I have been brewing for few years, about a year or so more intensively, frequently and mashing. I'm brewing with a bag but have been struggling with few things.. like hitting the right volume and OG. I have read some truly great books (how to brew, brewing classic styles & designing great beers are my favorites) but none of them really covers the method of mashing in a bag.
5. Student @ uni but also working part-time

Thanks Joshua and PistolPatch! Glad to have found you guys and I look forward to getting my feet wet with BIAB. I'll check out the various versions of the Calculator and see what works best for me. I plan to do full volume no sparge (and maybe no chill!) for my first BIAB attempt. I think that method will work for me as I mostly like "smaller" beers <1.060. I'll post in the appropriate forum to talk about my first go; I'll be doing a simple American Wheat and plan to add blueberries in secondary (gotta keep the Boss happy, right?)

Thanks for compiling all this great info in one place and thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure I'll be seeking!

Nice, thank you. I will start study those links right away. I quickly browsed commentary and seems i've been probably using wrong way to end mash/mash out, since i have tried to adapt batch sparge method (running the main wort temporarily to a second vessel before adding more water etc.) and mashed usually 60mins. Always seemed a bit inconvenient, but didn't know any other way. Just makes me wonder, around how good efficiency can you get with no sparge?

Okay, i think i will try no sparge with my next brew. It really sounds a lot easier and less time consuming. I also have rather small equipment (27L or so electric kettle) which i've been very satisfied with though. So if i get it right i think i could get 13-14 litre normal strenght beer which is decent enough and can mean that I have to brew more often...
Biggest problems i had have been about final volume (=lower than i calculated). With my last brew I thought i was getting 19L wort to the fermenter and only got like 16-17. OG was also higher than supposed about .006 but they are probably connected. Still not sure what i was doing wrong, but i'm suspecting bs is not somehow understanding my intentions or i just can't use the damned program. Although it's all a bit meaningless because there is nothing wrong with the beer. It just bugs me that i don't understand

Hi all,

1) Dunedin, New Zealand
2) Mentions in other home brew forums
3) Just started looking, hoping to find some detailed info on bag designs for a keggle.
4) Have brewed partial boil extracts with steeped specialty grains
5) I'm an electronics engineer

Hi. I live and work in Tirol Austria but I'm from England. Found this site while researching cheapest and best way to go all grain. Done 4 kits so far. Nearest homebrew shop is 5 hours drive from here so most things have to be ordered from internet. Will be doing maxi biab in my new 19 litre stockpot! I'll be doing a smash ipa to start.

Thanks Joshua. I certainly will be asking questions. Picking up hops and grain next week then I'm all set! Yes Triumphs are the other time consuming hobby!