Hi Scott, apologies for not replying sooner. I must have notifications turned off and didn’t realise anyone had responded.
Thank you for the pointers. I’ll be sure to have a read. The BIABacus looks very handy.
Dunc

Hi All

Dublin, Ireland

Extract brewing for 15 years and have decided to try BIAB as only extra equipment needed is a bag

Completed research and have example recipe to try out. Have ordered base malt, have the specialty malts hops and yeast I need. No to do a nice big starter. Probably 3 spins on the stir plate. Will post the results.

Leo.

Welcome Leo, if you haven't done so already you'll want to have a look at the brewing software developed here, BIABacus, https://biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1869. It's an excellent tool for nailing your brew day. Also this thread https://biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2685 will help you get familiar with the terms you'll see in use around here. Let us know if you need help with anything.

Hi! My name's Neil, I'm a noob brewer in Melbourne, Australia. My wife got me a Craftabrew starter kit for my birthday, (extract kit, 1 gallon) and I've brewed and fermented it and just waiting for the bottles to carbonate. While waiting impatiently I started reading a lot about homebrewing, and discovered this site via a podcast interview. I'm already planning to upgrade to a one vessel grain setup, but the wife doesn't want me to get bulky (bigger than 1 gallon) kettle or carboy. So I'm here trying to figure out how to do a BIAB recipe in a 5L stove pot and 1 gallon carboy. Need this post to download the calculator.

Hi All,

Reside near Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia. Been brewing for a few yrs but only pimped up kits with partial grain steeps etc added. Hope to transition to AG via BIAB. Can see the upside of AG but feel BIAB can keep brew days simple enough that it won't detract from the hobby. Stumbled across this site, as while I'm on a few other brewing forums this one is far and away the best for BIAB specifics.

Haven't actually given BIAB a go yet - want to try a few smaller efforts with my existing gear (20L pot) to try and also combo/partial with a bunch of unhopped LME I have onhand. Also looking to move away from fermenting larger (for me) brews of 25-30L in fermenter, down to 15-22L max in fermenter via moving to no-chill/cubes and actually fermenting directly in the cubes.

Have a temp controlled brew fridge and I bottle exclusively. I've felt my results have been mixed mainly as I strayed from established recipes. My work is limited to maintaining our rural property and doing all the housework etc, very lucky in that regard. Thanks in advance to all those who have put in the yard yards already in these forums, look forward to contributing in some small way. Thank you, Nick

My name is Kobus from South Africa. I have been brewing Tins for about 4 months and tried 2 Extract & mini mashes. I realised that if I want to do full grain recepies I am going to need lots of help.
I am 53 years old, still working

Hi there all, my name's Nathan Im a Kiwi living in South Korea.
Being BIAB for 3 years or more with 150L system, before that a few brews using homemade kits, about 50 brews myself.
I'm looking forward to learning more and hopefully share some useful experiences myself.

Cheers to ya all!

Nathan

Hi all
Been brewing on and off for a few years, trying to get back into it
Living in France
Gary

Hi there from Lancashire, England.

Swapping to BIAB brewing now after a couple of years doing kits.

ATB
David

Hey all,

Im Mark from Melbourne, Australia. I have been brewing now for just over a year; started off with extract tins, a couple fresh wort kits, and am now getting practiced with BIAB.
Currently doing lots of "micro brews" (1 gallon batches in a stock pot, then fermented in glass demijohns) attempting to emulate some of my favourite craft brews and develop my skills. Have notched up 9 BIAB brews and am bottling for now, but may move on to kegging in the next year.
Also currently studying wine production at university, so this is an interesting hobby to apply some of the basic wet chemistry skills I've learnt thus far.

Cheers!

Hi All,
I'm Ben from Pennsylvania, USA. I'm brewing at home for 5 years now, started with 3V and moved to BIAB after 5 batches.
I started with 1G batches, most of them SMASH, in order to acquire the tastes' of different malts, hops and yeasts.
currently I'm doing 3G batches using a 10G Ss brew kettle, although I have a keezer, I'm still bottling most of my brews.
I enjoy a lot the BIAB, i was able to improve my efficacy to above 80% and still keep it as a hobby.
like all homebrewers, learning something new with every batch, and I hope to keep it this way!

Cheers!

I’m someone who absolutely loves drinking beer, and now I absolutely love brewing beer. My dog is my “lab assistant.” I’m currently on my third-ever brew (a Citra pale ale) and I stumbled upon this site trying to figure out why I’m not hitting my OG with my BIAB setup. I love researching beer stuff a little too much. Hoping the forum and various tools here will lend a hand. Looking forward to improving my method!