Good morning all,

I'm a new member, living in Hobart. I did quite a bit of kit and partial mash brewing years ago ... and then, after living in the UK for five years, I've come back to Australia very keen to better replicate the diversity of great beer Europe has to offer. I've never brewed in a bag before, but from all I've read about it and its potential, I can't wait to get started!

Any other Tasmanians hereabouts?

Jonathan

Hey all. I've done three BIAB beers in the past couple months, a really nice Hefeweizen and an awesome porter that are now on tap, and an oatmeal stout that is in fermentation right now. Look forward to reading and sharing.

Hello All!

Another new member to the ranks from the West Midlands in the UK. I stumbled accross the site either by JBK or google, can't entirely remember which one. I've done a couple of kit brews, but found them just lacking a little bit to my expectations of a good beer, so I decided that all grain was the way to go and was delighted when I found out that it looks like I'm not going to have to shell out a few hundred quid on kit to get a beer I can be proud to share with my friends rather than sheepishly hand them a pint of what I consider to be sub par beer.

I'm looking to start on a smaller 3 gallon scale which I know is probably a fair step down in size from the majority of users on this site, but hopefully everyone here can help hold my hand through my first brew so that I can get the hang of it and hopefully end up being able to actually contribute to other new members in the future!

Cheers!

Hi, im a homebrewer based in Yorkshire , england. New to brew in a bag, and just got my first one completed, pain free. Great looking forum, and helpful as i have a few questions now.

Denver brewer here. Currently have three BIABs under my belt and looking for more information. Doing simple 3 gallon batches because I want to do some experimentation! Looking forward to learning from everyone.

Cheers!

Howdy,

My name is Rohan Arnold.

1. Where are you from?
Originally from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. I'm currently on the north side of Brisbane.

2. How did you stumble across the site?
I'm going to join a local brewing club and they mentioned the BIAB method. So after googling around I stumbled across this site.

3. What you think of it so far?
Learning to navigate and find the information.

4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
Beer - once, utter failure. Ginger beer - 3 times, 2 failures. Like growing plants or cooking its a science and if you follow the recipe you will get a good result. If you throw it all together...

5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?
I'm a Business Analyst by day, a composer and DIY'er at night. I'm really enjoying learning how to make things myself rather than just buy them from a store.

Cheers,

Rohan

Rohan

'All the gear and no idea'.

About to do my first BIAB brew very soon. Wish me luck.

Andy

Hello all,

Jason here from Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada.

Found the site while searching for step-by-step BIAB instructions. Actually, think I was searching for forum posts about 6 gallon boil on electric stove/hob.

Like the site so far - lots of info...I'm in overload :0

Brewed using dry extract kits 20 years ago. Was young and just wanted to have buckets of intoxicating liquid. Switched to wine for many years. Took few years off, and have only done mead last 3 years. Getting back into the hobby (and kegging), so I figured BIAB was a challenging enough place to start.


I'm a shift worker, so at nights I usually have a couple hours to do some research. Also get good stretches of time off.

Jason

Thanks for the Welcomes.

Thanks PP. Plan on moving back up in the next 6-12 months. I'll have a few brews under my belt and probably a few more questions.

Thanks again,

Rohan

Hello all. Dan here from Kent, England. I'm preparing for my 1st BIAB at the weekend having had some success with partial mash brews, and am very grateful for all the wealth of knowledge here.

hi all. just getting into brewing and started off with the basic coopers beerkits enhanced with separate hoping. Still very much a novice, trying to understand the ancient art of brewing. The kits have helped me understand the basic terminology, the fermenting and bottling process as well as it has opened my eyes for how you can change the tasting experience just by adding your own hop at different stages of the brewing. my next step is to start adding specialty malt - by steeping .... At the same time i'm beginning to understand that i'm rapidly moving into biab area ... the extra work - compared with the better control of recipe seems like a win situation without the need to invest in special equipment, most already found in the diy starter kit i invested in for maltextract brewing

cheers for now, toby

Hi All,
I'm a Brit living just outside of Leipzig in the former DDR (East Germany).
I've successfully done a number of kit ales and one extract ale (Rosemary & Bay Ale) and now feel the need to go over to the darkside.

At present I only have a 20 lt pot / kettle so will be experimenting with some IPAs with lots of citrus taste.

I'm a huge fan of ales which unfortunately we can't get over hear in der Fatherland so I have to brew my own.

I'm thinking that the BIAB approach may be the way forward for me.

Anyway enough rambling.

Tschüß
TAD.

Hi All,
I'm a Brit living just outside of Leipzig in the former DDR (East Germany).
I've successfully done a number of kit ales and one extract ale (Rosemary & Bay Ale) and now feel the need to go over to the darkside.

At present I only have a 20 lt pot / kettle so will be experimenting with some IPAs with lots of citrus taste.

I'm a huge fan of ales which unfortunately we can't get over hear in der Fatherland so I have to brew my own.

I'm thinking that the BIAB approach may be the way forward for me.

Anyway enough rambling.

Tschüß
TAD.

Hi all
I'm a Brit (in sunny Devon) soon to embark on my first BIAB
I will be starting out with a 20L pot on my cooker rings so planning to start with smallish batches of around 10 litres going into the fermenter.
Not much experience, 2 kits is about it but I want to do this beer brewing thing properly :-)
I'm quite lucky in that we have a proper maltings (Tuckers) literally 5 minutes walk from our house, so getting fresh grain is not a problem!
I I tend to start with a couple of Smash brews, I think first will be Maris Otter and Challenger
Just waiting for the kit to turn up before wading in, at which point I'm sure I'll have a few questions

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