Thank smyrnaquince
Interesting spreadsheet. I'll have to input a recipe and see how it converts.

Hello from Minneapolis, Minnesota!
Brewed extract brews throughout the 90's, then stopped. Started brewing again this summer, did a few extract brews, then heard about BIAB through homebrewtalk.
I have brewed 5 or 6 biab batches of varying sizes-1 gal, 3 gal and 5 gal. Love it! Who knew all-grain brewing could be so simple!
I am currently working the bugs out of an e-biab setup.

Jim

Hello all. I am looking forward to trying BIAB. I have been brewing AG for a little over a year, but am intrigued by the simplicity and versatility of this newer method. In particular, I would like to utilize BIAB for small batches to experiment more often and just plan brew more often. AG is nice too, but at the end of the day it's a lot of work. Glad I found this forum and am thankful for those who put it together.

Hi everyone. I just thought I'd sign up to get some support with my first experience at all grain home brewing. My first attempt is with Dave O's Christmas Cracker from Worcester Hop Shop. Wish me luck.

Hi everyone, new guy here from BC Canada.

I have been homebrewing for years (strickly a malt kit guy). I have just bought all the basics for starting small batch all grain brewing. Quick question though, my grain bag is WAY too big for my pot. Is there anything stopping me from doing the mash withough a bag then just using the bag as a stainer? To me it seems a simple solution but I will leave that up to the experts. I may post this question under a separate thread as well.

mally wrote:Welcome SenorPartagas - What a great first question.

We would normally say ensure your pot fits inside the bag. I am guessing yours is much bigger though?
What is your reason for not using it? If it was, say, 4 times larger then the folds may inhibit the mash a little but I would initially say don't worry.
Maybe if we had a little more info or picture we could offer better advice.

Thanks, my kettle is about 2.2 gallons, around 14" diameter and height (not at home right now so cant measure). My bag is 29" by 29".....way too big for the pot I think, I mean I can fold etc, but why bother if I can just use it as a strainer. My local shops dont carry bags, I had to order it.

Sorry dont wanna threadjack so I asked the question here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2416

Hello,

I'm a homebrewer from Finland, and tomorrow I will do my second homebrew ever. This site has been really helpful and I wish to be able to contribute here sometime in the future. I do have 50 liter kettle with couple 2.4Kw elements, should be enough for some big beers also. Right now I'm wondering that is there any downsides to sparge with BIAB, because I'd like to get my efficiency up and not to use so much water right at the start. I'm really struggling with water-to-grain ratios...

Hey Guys,

I've been brewing BIAB for about a year in a Birko urn. I'm from australia and have become hooked on home brewing to the great dismay of my waistline!

I' stumbled across this forum when googling ways to reduce the astringency I seem to be getting in my beers lately. I'm also a member of AHB and thought why not join up here too!

Cheers n Beers!

Hi all,

I am a homebrewer living in Sweden. I guess my brewing history is pretty standard. Always loved beer and I started brewing using Coopers extract kits. It took me a while to get it right because as with most beginner brewers I wanted to get the most bang for my buck and just cranked up the amount of table sugar to get the beer fermenting - yuck.

Anyway after about a year I got to visit a one man brewery in Cornwall (Dog House) and my eyes were opened to the possibilities - especially about adding hops!! Then I discovered John Palmers book and that took my brewing forward another quantumn leap. Then I discovered a very good place here in Sweden I could actually order hops and DME from and have it posted to me. What a revelation! My kit beers went from being barely drinkable to really tasty! I have been brewing and researching for 5 years since then.

I carried on brewing with extract using what I learned until earlier this week when my loving fiancé gave me a 30 liter brew pot as an early Xmas gift. I got so excited I ordered 25kg of 2 row and a BIAB bag plus a bunch of no-chill cubes. So this weekend I aim to start my All Grain brewing life!

This forum is great and has already helped me avoid some pitfalls I might have stumbled into - especially regarding hop utilization and No-Chill brewing. Well done to the founders and to everyone else who contributes with their knowledge and mistakes so that we don't have to make them. I ope I will be able to make a contribution in the future but hopefully not from too many mistakes!

Hello from Kansas! I've been brewing extract and partial mash about a year now and want to move to all grain. BIAB has caught my interest b/c it looks to be less time consuming, less equipment is needed, and gives the full benefits of all grain. I came across this BIAB site via the HBT forums.

My biggest question is that I currently have an 8 gallon kettle. I'm looking at selling some stuff to get a 15 gal from Spike Brewing but I'm having a hard time with the cost as I'd also like to get a grain mill and some storage for the grain. The last partial mash full boil I did was really pushing the limits of the 8 gal kettle!!

So..if I get a 15 gal kettle. Do I get the ball valve, therm, and sight glass or just the BV and Therm? I wasn't sure how much a sight glass would be needed...it adds quite a bit to the cost. Anyways, any thoughts and opinions are greatly appreciated. I'm pretty set on the Spike Brewing due to the horizontal set-up for 5 gal batches.

Thanks!

Phog

Hello Everybody,
My name is Marco, and I am a homebrewer from Colorado. I have somewhat of a traditional background - starting with a simple extract kit then moving on to partial mashes and then all grain brewing. I have done several "no sparge" brews that did turn out well. That would be as close to BIAB as I've done so far. Usually, I do single infusion mashes & batch sparge. I enjoy all types of brewing and all styles of beer. I am a certified judge with the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). I usually brew 2-3 times a month.
Cheers !

Greetings and Happy Holidays 2013

I'm re-entering the world of Home brewing following a 15 year hiatus on the encouragement of my 23 year old son. Previously I was into typcial HB 5 gallon batches doing extract and partial mash brews with primary/seconday glass carboys, dry hopping, mini-kegs, etc. Upon discovery of my local micro-brewery (Old Dominion Brewery now owned by Anheiser-Bush and no longer considered a micro brewery) I realized that they offered beers as good or better than I was making and I didn't have to clean up :-). After several years of equipment taking up space and on the cajoling of my wife I got rid of all my equipment except for my brew kettle, mini-keg tap and a funnel.

Now that I've decided to re-enter this hobby I decided to start with small batch brews by doing a couple of 1 gallon batches from Brooklyn Brewshop (BBS) kits to keep brew day volumes manageable and being able to brew several different styles quicker. I've quickly realized that the yields from these two 1 gallon batches (approx. 8 - 12oz bottles per batch) isn't very economical and am going to step up my game to 2 gal batches keeping with full-grain mashes. This keeps brew day volumes manageable for full-grain while still allowing quick rotation of different beer styles.

This is how I stumbled on BIAB via internet searches for ways to do grain mashing and minimize trub from the sparged liquor. I'm going to modify BIAB process slightly by mashing in a 5 gallon round cooler to better control mash temps without the need of constant tending of mash pot and heat. My 2 BBS kits didn't have efficient conversion most likely due to inconsistent temp control on my part :-(.

I look forward to experimenting and trying various BIAB recipes converted to 2 gallon batches.

Happy Brewing 2014!

Don Y., Leesburg, VA

Forgot to mention thanks for the grain mill link. I have been eyeing the 15lb Barley Mill...seems to get a lot of good feedback.

Hi I am Grainger from Melbourne. New to BIAB. Have been brewing extract beers for decades but now I have the time to take the next step. Keen to check out the calculator to help me with calculating all the different elements.

Hi All,

Dave from Lima, Ohio here.

I am a new brewer with two extract and one all grain sessions under my belt at this point. I stumbled on this site from a Google search and am quite happy to see a site dedicated to BIAB. Right now my system is BIAB using a 5g cooler + paint strainer bag rather than a pot. Now that I know the process a little bit I am interested in learning the right way to do things!