Hi! I'm from sunny WA. I stumbled across the site purely from word of mouth. So far, it looks really good! Lots of information and you can see people getting help really quickly.
I've been extract brewing for about 6 months, and I actually popped my BIAB cherry last night with a partial brew. Go me :D
I work full time in the IT industry doing quality assurance. Good times.


1. Where are you from?
2. How did you stumble across the site?
3. What you think of it so far?
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?

Hi all,

I'm eager to join the ranks of other BIAB-ers! I'm from a small town in Minnesota, USA, and have been actively brewing again for about a year now. I can't say exactly where or when I first heard about BIAB, but, when I got back into brewing (after an 11 year break), I'd decided that my first new brews were going to be BIAB.

I've done two BIAB brews to date, and a handful of extract batches in the past year. The first BIAB was pretty good, but something went terribly wrong with my second one (42% efficiency). I've recently upgraded to a 15 gal kettle, and just two days ago got my new TopTier floor standing burner assembled and fired for the first time (5 gals cold tap water to boiling in 20 minutes!). I've got the voile material to build a better bag (neither of my other previous two seem to have lasted well, but they weren't made of the right materials. Pretty sure I've got the right stuff this time!), and I'm looking to assemble that this week.

This site looks to be a great reference site, and I'm looking forward to making friends with the community. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute usefully as well!

I make my living as a software developer, writing web interfaces to databases, presently for a company that provides webstores to schools and non-profit organizations. I'm married, have one daughter, and am expecting my son to be delivered pretty much any day now.

Talk soon!

Another Yankee here, (Minnesota). I have done 3 BIAB batches. Looking for more ammo, I mean information to give to the naysayers I encounter.

Hey all,

From Portland, Oregon - been brewing for a few years from no boil to AG. Currently use a semi automated single tier 3 keggle system. Problem is that it is geared for 10 gallons and is rough on the back during the cleaning process. I am considering scaling down to a BIAB one kettle system so googled and found this site. First project will be to construct a Voile bag by having my wife do the actual work. Tried it once before but she bought Tuile by mistake and the bags ripped apart very easily, although you can dry hop with them. I will use the bag on existing system to simplify clean up.

Cheers!

Ellettsville, IN. I came here because I was interested in the BIAB calculator.

I've made one BIAB/No Chill. Results were decent. I was worried about clarity. Seems to be clearing up now after 5 weeks.

Hi, my name is Rob and I live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico (USA). I have been brewing for over 12 years with the last 6 or so as an all-grain brewer. Recently due to time constraints I have been looking for faster ways to brew...I have performed some extract batches, no sparge batches, etc. I had heard about BIAB and now I have some interest in playing with this method. I love to brew session beers and think I will start with something small.


Cheers, Rob

Hi

I'm a Pom living in New Zealand. I tried BIAB a year or so ago having read heaps about it on AHB and I just heard about this site from there so have come over to sign up.

I really appreciate all the effort and info that people have made available. I can't believe that with a fairly small investment in equipment (40l urn and a voile bag) I can brew all-grain beers that are so much better than when I brewed with tins of goo. On the downside, though, I now find myself pricing up grain mills!

Cheers

Welly

G'day Brewers,

Been brewing extract/partials for the last 18 months with about 70 brews under my belt (or is that over!).

I’d been planning on going over to the darkside, and have been currently collecting bits and pieces to build a 3-tier AG rig.
But recently heard of BIAB, and via Google found your website.

I think I will put the rig on hold and give BIAB a go – it sounds cheaper/faster/simpler which all sounds good to me.

Can't wait to read some more of the forums you have here. I hate it when work gets in the way of anything brew related.

Cheers for now, Vatman.

Hi all,

I'm from sunny Ballarat Vic, stumbled upon this site from the Aussie Home Brewer site. So far I've formed the opinion that this site will become a great resource and will house all that info on BIAB that is in various topics on AHB.

I've brewed using BIAB about 4 or 5 times and am pretty pleased with the results. I've never brewed all grain any other way.

Thanks to all involved in getting this site up and running



Edit: Just trying to fix up a stray post..

Hi all,
Been doing homebrew with kits and extract for about 6 months. All grain looked like too much hassle until I stumbled across BIAB. I'm hoping to have my first crack at a mini BIAB in a few weeks (when I've got a spare fermenter).
I'm in Reservoir, Melbourne and am an Exercise Physiologist by trade. I'm currently experimenting on myself to see if beer has any exercise enhancing properties. So far, I can conclude that consumption of beer makes your past sporting performances much better (at least when you're talking about them to someone else after a few ).

G'Day lads, I'm from Kalgoorlie WA. Have about 5 BIAB brews experience. Looking forward to sharing some info.

Hi All, im from sunny Alice Springs - Central Australia. Been brewing for about 3 years, not sure what you call the process partial or extract but involves steeping grains, DME, full wort boil with 3 hop additions, i think im just starting to get decent results - working out the characteristics of the different grains and hops - still a ways to go though!

Found out about the site via AHB, have wanted to give AG a go for a while but the equipment and time factor are restrictive - with full time work(Indigenous Land Management & Employment for Parks & Wildlife), a full time working partner and 2 year old daughter - so i think BIAB is the way to go.

Living in the Alice is extreme for homebrewers - you have to pay freight on top of any bulk buying, the temperature varys from 45+ degress c in summer to - 5 in winter, the water has very high bi carbonate levels ( good for stout) even the rainwater has high bi carbonates due to the surrounding deserts - the optimal brewing water comes from the monsonal depressions that get down this far south once every 2 or so years.

I have 3 temperature controlled fridges in a small addittion on the shed which is double walled and roofed (tin) with double insulation. The home energy auditer came the other week - he didnt like it!

I use a 50 litre ss pot with dial thermometer inserted, italian spiral ring gas burner with med pressure regulator. I have the swiss voile in the cupboard and a stash of grains and hops - i am keen to begin BIAB process, i just need to start reading.

The site looks great and a big thanks to those who have pulled it togeather. I will try to contribute where i can, but unfortunatley i may present more questions than solutions at this stage.

Cheers,

DB

Hi
I'm a tank from the US. I am from Michigan and came across your site because this weekend is our National Homebrew Day and I wanted to try BIAB. I have been brewing extract for 2 years, then switched up to all grain for the past 4 years. I have a 3 tier, converted keg RIMS system. However, my wife and I had a child, and my brewing time has been greatly decreased. So, I am looking to BIAB for the time savings.

My BIAB setup is a 40 gallon aluminum stock pot with a nylon bag (that I just sewed up yesterday!). I could not find a strong enough material at the store, so bought what I hope will work. It is called sport nylon and is very strong. I plan on doing a pilot run this weekend with a 10 gallon batch. Then stepping up to make another 20 gallon batch.

Both will be a strong Scotch Ale (9.5% abv) to age in a bourbon barrel I bought in 2008. It has been sitting filled for a year and a half. I'll use the BIAB method to swap out half for consumption.

cheers
Roger (aka: Titus)

Hi,
I recently moved to Wagga Wagga in NSW from Sydney, but originally hail from Adelaide in South Australia.
I have done a couple of BIAB brews now, having returned to brewing last year after playing around with kits about five years before that (mainly to create cheap beer for uni parties). I only have a small (19L) pot at the moment so I only make about a carton at a time, but that just means I have the opportunity to brew different beers more often!
I work full time as a musician (I play the trombone).
Cheers.

Greetings from North of Boston, USA. I'm Jeff, and I started extract brewing over a year ago. A few months in I discovered BIAB and No-Chill on the web, and soon after stopped chilling my extract brews with great results.

I have been draining the hot wort into a Winpak http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.a ... rchresults , pitching right into it the next day, dry-hopping in it, cold-crashing, adding gelatin, and racking to keg.

I have done two BIAB all-grain batches, in a 15 gallon aluminum kettle on a propane burner, with a home-made bag that is just a circle of fine mesh polyester with a nylon rope sewn into the edge as a drawstring. For the first batch, I had some problems with the mash temp that I believe were caused by some hot spots in the mash caused by the folds in the bag, that could have been avoided with more aggressive stirring. I made the same recipe the next weekend (with three separate thermometers just to be certain of mash temperature), and hit 70% efficiency. Both batches are currently in the Winpak fermenters.

Once I feel like I have really grasped the process and have a better sense of feasibility, I am looking to do a little engineering while keeping it to a single-vessel, full-volume mash and boil. My current ideas are to move to a 20 gallon stainless pot, convert to electric, provide some type of recirculation, perhaps use a screened basket that would allow the grain bed to provide some filtration, and building it for clean-in-place.

I am looking forward to learning from you guys and bouncing around some ideas.

I'm writing this from a small town in Norway, close to the capitol Oslo. I am 30 years old, and have been brewing with extracts for 4 years. I recently got married and managed to brew 80 liters of beer for my own wedding.

I have not yet brewed any BIAB brews, I am slowly buying the equipment I need. And while reading the topic on BIAB on the BN forums, I found this site, and easily signed up.

I work as a nurse, and am planning to get a masters degree starting next fall.

This looks like a promising forum, and I am eager to contribute the way I can.

-jonas

Hi guys, just starting to get back into brewing after a multi-year break and really want to try BIAB.
I've just about got all the stuff I need (not much with this great method) so should be able to start fairly soon.
Looking forward to your help.

Cheers,
Creedy

Hey Guys,
I am Max and I am from Arizona. I think I came across your site through the brewing network forum, either that or google. The site is good so far, doesn't seem to have much traffic though. I have been brewing for a couple of years now, my last couple of batches have been BIAB for simplicity. I still have a cooler mash tun setup though. I work full time and have one kid.
Thanks,
Max

1. Hello all I'm a BAIB'er from Ohio, USA!

2. I just happened to stumble across this site searching on the net for alternatives to a Voile Bag for BIAB. I was actually thinking of a rigid SS Mesh "Bag".

3. Haven't really explored the site so far but anyplace you can share information about brewing is a great place to me IMHO!

4. I've been brewing for around a year, I do Extract, Partial Mash & All Grain Beers (depending on time) and currently use BIAB for my AG/PM brews.

5. I work in the IT field for a large law Firm.

Cheers all! :mrgreen:

I'm from Melbourne, I've been brewing for about a year. It took me about 6 months to get all the gear together for BIAB, but I don't brew very often due to money constraints; so that gives me a lot (too much) time to read, post, and plan for future brews.

cheers

Hi all,

I'm on the Gold Coast in QLD, have been doing kit brews for about a year now. Recently made a couple of extract brews, so slowly working up to bigger & better brewing :D

Found this site from AHB, I read the BIAB stuff from PP & ended up here the other week.

It looks like it's taking some shape here & I hope it continues to help people in the hobby/addiction

Am probably gonna end up going BIAB on the next few months or so, once I acquire some more bits & pieces, keep reading, learning & then give it a go.

I work in Telecommunications, kinda IT I guess.. yes another one..

Good work on the site & info, have learnt lots already.

Cheers
Goldy

Hi All,

I'm a BIAB brewer from Newcastle, NSW and am an avid follower of AHB and followed the trail over here. It's great there is a dedicated resource to this modern take on a very old tradition.

Lots of thanks goes out to all the great info that people have posted on how to get the most from this method, which made it so easy for me to switch over to all grain brewing. I've not looked back.

Cheers,

Goldstar