Howdy!
I live in San Antonio, Texas and just got my first ever batch (1gal BIAB kit) into the secondary fermenter. I didn't realize there was so much to learn but look forward to it all. Can't wait to do a couple more and try making my own recipes. This seems like a terrific site.

Tim

Hey everybody,

I brewed from extracts in college and now, 20 years later, I wanted to get back to it. After kicking the idea around a bit, I bought a 1gal BIAB set up and I am preparing for my first batch (90min IPA). There seems to be a lot to learn, and this site seems like its full of resources. I'm looking forward to getting educated and starting to make some beer.

Pat
Waco, TX, USA

Hello biabers.

I'm Andy, I live in Bracknell, Berks, England. I've been brewing for a year and a half. Been extract brewing for 6 months and will be buying some grain soon to do my first maxi biab.

I enjoy long romantic walks and have a good sense of humour.

No just kidding, I'm taken for - married with 2 kids.

Great site so far, I'm a bit worried about the spread sheet calculator and effeciency stuff. Didn't know things had to be that complicated. I've watched a few youtube clips and I might just go for it the first time round.

See you in the forums

Hey there,

I'm gathering all my thoughts on my new biab venture and this forum has been really helpful so far. Here's my first post so I can start posting some questions. Thanks in advance for all your help!

-a1lawng

Hi All.

I'm in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Discovered this forum via the Aussie Homebrewer forum. Have been brewing for about a year and a half, starting with kits, then moving on to crude partial mashes.

About 8 months ago I bought a grain bag because my kitchen sieve provided a messy experience. Not long after this I discovered that what I was doing was called mini-BIAB ... well, almost. I now do a hybrid form of mini-BIAB - two separate mashes in a 14 litre pot, and then two separate boils, one in my other pot - 16 litres. This happens until I've lost enough liquid to steam so that I can combine into one pot. It's complicated and tedious, with possibly detrimental results, but I'm used to it now. Plan to refine things a bit, get another bag, use both pots to mash, though will have to contend with a smaller hotplate for the other pot, which will likely produce different results.

The reason why I've written all this? I like the idea of retaining the "home" in homebrew - ie, things get done in the kitchen without too much fancy equipment. Hopefully there are people on this forum who also like the economy of a bare-basics set-up, and strive to make outstanding beer with it.

Cheers!

Calling in from Southwest Michigan, US. I've done 3-4 extract recipes and am looking to move to all-grain. A coworker mentioned BIAB and upon further investigation....I can't believe I haven't heard of it before.

Excited to brew my first all grain BIAB this month.

Hi, just registered here after I came across Biab on Homebrewtalk.
Sounded interesting, especially since I "invented" something similar myself (a perforated pan with the grain in it, hanging inside a pan for the liquid/wort).
I've done some all-grain brewing many, many years ago (over 25yrs!). Want to make a re-start, but like the idea of doing step-mashes without problems of burning by heating during the mashing process. On top of that I want to keep it simple. Too many nice hobby projects

Have been looking into automated brewing 'machines' like the Brumas or Speidel braumeister. Nice but costly options, so I'm still in an orienting phase on what direction to take, maybe BIAB... As a technical designer I also like the idea of automating the process. I've automated my distillation process as well

Time will tell,

btw I'm 52, Dutch, but live in Portugal where I'm houseman, technical designer and self-reliant hobbyist

Hi everyone, Rossco from NSW.
Crossing over from the dark side, good with yeasties.
Got a 95liter pot, a big bag and a 440litre single door kegerator.
It is working out for me at this point.

Rossco

I have been brewing for about 5 years, starting with extract, then partial mash, now all grain using biab. I've done one biab IPA and it turned out great, I am now looking to do a bourbon aged imperial stout.

This site seems great and has the most biab info that I've been able to find on the web.

Hi,
I am happy to have found this forum. It seems you have a frienly and welcoming community. The vast amount of information here will keep me studying BIABrewer for months.

I live in Södertälje, Sweden, and I am today retired from the IT business. I first found this site searching for info on MaxiBIAB. So your guide led me in to BIAB.

I used to brew some beer about 30 years ago. At that time is was nearly impossible (before Internet) to find grains and hops in Sweden. The only thing I could find att the time was malt extracts.

A year ago my son asked me if a still had the brewing equipment, which was lost decades ago. Instead we started brewing both of us, and have today this common interest in brewing beer.

We started up with extract brewing, but today we are BIAB brewers, and enjoying it tremendously. Big thanks to BIABrewer.info!

Regards,
thomlin

Hi All,

My name is Danny, and I am from London. Aubjo is my username it means water of barley and is the Persian for beer!
There is a lot of fancy equipment and gadgets on the homebrew market, but I prefer to improvise and keep things as "kitchen" as possible. Therefore I stumbled upon this website by searching for likeminds who craft great beer simply on a stove or with what ever they've got.

I thought brewing in a bag was my idea and the result of my own trial and error, and late night thoughts. However, most good practical ideas have already been thunk up and it turns out many have had the same idea and have thought it through to a level beyond my abilities.

So I am very happy to have found you all and thanks to you I can get even more precise while still keeping it "kitchen". Love !

Love,

Danny

What's up! My name is David and i'm Texas! I found this site to get more info about BIAB! This site is very informative and I'm really loving the guides and info for brewing in a bag! I have brewed about 12-13 partial/extract batches in the last year and just did my first BIAB! Efficiency was a little low but I know what to try next!

My brewing logo is Trooper Brewing!

Hi Guys, great site, heaps of info.
I'm in Perth, Australia and have been brewing partial mash for 6 months now with mixed results!
Very keen to get into BIAB brewing.
Cheers
Reece

Hey guys,

I'm Al from Canberra.
I stumbled across this site looking for guides on biab brewing, my local home brew shop mentioned it later on also. This site is hugely helpful so far!
I've brewed extract brews years back, and am looking at biab brewing in the coming month. I've currently got a fresh wort fermenting to get back into it.

In answe to the last question, I work full time.

Cheers,

Al