Hello everyone! I'm based in sunny(!) London and just started brewing a few months back.

Have rapidly moved on from kits to extract to steeping and ready to explore BIAB...

Already looking forward to getting stuck in and hope to bounce a few thoughts around on the forum!

Hi All,

Left South Africa around 7 years ago and now live in the UK.....and so my love of decent ale began!

I've been extract brewing for just over a year now and quite literally stumbled across BIAB in a (beer fueled) internet browsing session! now I am ready to switch and fork out the huge amount of money needed to begin

Hi guys,

I'm from NSW, Australia, and have been doing BIAB for about 4 years and love it. Have just finished building a larger setup (95 litre brew pot and 50 litre fermenter) to do double batches as I seem to run out of beer before my next batch has finished fermenting.

This web site looks great and I am always looking to learn more about brewing.

Jack

Hello,

I'm from North London (UK) and I've been brewing kits for the last 10 years or so. Lately they've been tweaked somewhat - Hop Teas, Dry Hopping, Steeped grains etc, etc.
Came across this site through the Jims Beer Kit site a while ago
Did my first Maxi-BIAB - 19l pot, 23l batch - two weeks ago (Bottling it this afternoon.)

Looking to learn loads more about All-Grain

Hi all. I'm Bill from SC. I've been brewing off and on since 2005. I've gotten more serious about it recently and want to produce better beer. Since I've been doing partial mash for the last 5-6 batches I've seen some improvement. I'm hoping that the next logical step to BIAB will make my beer even better.

Hello to all from south western Ontario, Canada. I am a 60 yr old novice home brewer with three very drinkable extract batches under my belt and looking to move to AG brewing. If all those preaching the virtues of AG brewing are correct... I can hardly wait.
I became interested in home brewing after experimenting with the craft brew our local liquor store (operated by our Provincial government) started stocking. After that the bland commercial standards never got another look.
BIAB appeals to me on a number of levels. First, the simplicity of it all... which incidentally begs the question, “How did we get to this point in the history of brewing before somebody/somebodies came up with this?” Secondly, my wife is starting to ask on a regular basis how much the position of President of the More Money Then Brains Club pays, so the low equipment inventory is a great incentive.
I keg all my beer in corny’s at this time, in fact my keezer was completed and cold before my first batch came out of the fermenting bucket. Everything is brewed outside in my garage on a run of the mill 9 gal. turkey fryer, right next to my ‘68 Camaro.
You stole both my daughters, so I plan to get even by stealing back as much of your BIAB information as possible, sharing what I learn with them, and keeping as much money as we can out of your tax collectors hands while on my regular visits to AUS.
Kudos to the beer nerds that put this Board together, and to those that keep it interesting and useful. Thanks for all your work and insight.
May your kettles be full, and your beer be tasty.

Hello beer lovers,

I am novice brewer from the UK. I have done a number of extract brews but have recently had a few years off due to new kids. Now I want to start brewing again and I have decided to ditch the extract and give BIAB a go. I used to thing AG seemed like too much hard work, but having read about BIAB I have changed my mind. I hope I'm right...

Greetings from Milwaukee. After my first year in extract I moved BIAB a month ago using 3 gal batches. Learning from my mistakes, trying to make them all on a currt batch of Barleywine using BrewTools. Planning my next using WLP515 Antwerp ale and Belgian pale ale. Still fighting with temperature stabilization with my Barleywine in primary. Learning, learning.

Hi All,
I am from Ottawa, Canada. I am 44 yrs and I brewed a few batches of extract beer almost 25 years ago.
It was a very unromantic and unscientific approach...boil water...add extract...add cold water...pitch yeast...place carboy in bedroom closet for a few weeks...bottle.
I was very underwhelmed by the resulting beer, but it was cheap.
The 'equipment' is long gone (consisted at most of a carboy, funnel, autosiphon and some plastic bottles).
Been exploring various craft beer offerings and wanted to try my hand at it and jump into AG. I believe I was listening to a BeerSmith podcast when this site was mentioned.
I bought a 15 ga boil kettle used a few months ago and it sat until I could afford to add to it. Well I got my tax return results back and took the plunge and am waiting on some more equipment (burner, immersion chiller, mill, starter kit).
I still haven't decided on my target for my first brew. Maybe an American IPA or a Saison depending on hop availability.
I've had some delicious beers over the years and literally try 3-4 new ones per week. I can honestly say that I like qualities of many of them but there is no single one that I can say suits my likes. I'm excited to try eventually to craft my own recipe and attempt to fill that gap
Most of the IPAs I try are either too piney or too bitter. With various other considerations that I like such as citrus, grapefruit, etc..
I am trying to find a recipe for something more on the light side, such as Erdinger with a little more hoppiness.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated as I have looked at recipes/clones but they don't really compare to recommendations.
For the approximately 4 months that it is warm here in the evenings, my favorite pastime once the kids are in bed is to grab my IPad (Netflix), fill a mug up with beer, grab a big cigar, and go sit on my porch for a few hours.
Cheers,
Warren

Hello all,

I've been brewing for about 2 years, starting with meads and ciders, and lately doing more beer. I've done 3 or 4 extracts kits, and now 3 all-grain BIAB batches. From my research, I concluded that BIAB was the way to go, and wanted to start at full volume. I'm using a 16 gal (60L) kettle and a big mesh bag, on a 60000 BTU burner. That gives me enough headroom to expand, but currently just doing 5 gal (19L) batches.

I came across this site while trying to find brew calculators that accommodate BIAB, and was pleased to discover there is so much going on at this site. I look forward to learning and participating in the forums.

--Roger

Hi all,
I've been brewing for a few months now, mostly kits, some with a few mods, as well as a couple of WOWs, a cider and a ginger beer. Just ordered my boiler, bag and chiller, and looking forward to stating my first foray into BIAB.

Hi - I'm Dave from Connecticut in the US.

I've brewed a few extracts (Pale Ales) and 1 BIAB - I'd like to stick with BIAB for a while. I have a good friend with an extensive all grain set up, but I'm not ready to make that big of a dive. Seems like BIAB will remain perfect for a while. I'm interested in doing some small 1 gallon batches to isolate the types of flavors I prefer. Larger batches aren't as appealing to me because I always like to try out new beers.

Excited to be here. Thanks!