Post #5674 made 11 years ago
by Coolhand78
Hi everyone,
I'm a soon-to-be new biab brewer. I'm from WI, and have been interested in biab for the past 6 months or so. I started home brewing approximately 3 years ago, but life has been extremely busy and I only have 5 or 6 extract batches that I have done.
BIAB appeals to me, because I want to brew better beer, more often, and for less money. I recently got a 8 gallon aluminum kettle, a bag, and I want to try my first batch soon.
I'll be brewing on my stovetop, and I did have a little trouble bringing approx. 7 gallons to boil for a test boil. The stove seemed to top out at 210 degrees F. I posted about it on other message boards, and it sounds like I may be limited to 3 gallon batches. Although I am surprised by this, because my stove as a 16,000 BTU "power burner".
I found this site, because I was looking for help with recipe formulation, and I am interested in using biabacus. I think for my first batch, I'd like to do a SMASH beer, which I have never done before.
I guess that's all I'll share for now. I'm looking forward to learning a lot here.