Hi all
Pat Here from Westmeath, Ireland. I brewed with extract kits many moons ago. I want to up my game and get into AG brewing. I have acquired a Peco 33 litre boiler (anybody use one of these?) and Immersion Wort Chiller. Bought an all grain kit (IPA with Apollo and Columbus hops) and am ready to go. Found your site will browsing biab. the site is great with loads of useful info. Hope to give you updates on my first biab journey.
I'm an a/v engineer by trade.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Cody, I am from Sidney, Ohio, and have been brewing off and on for eight years. I am a husband, father, full-time student, and assistant in my wife's insurance business.

My favorite parts of brewing are DIY projects, researching and learning, and drinking my homebrew.

I have two brewing setups, one 15 gallon eBIAB and one stove top 5 gallon BIAB. I do a variety of 5.5, 9, and 11 gallon batches on the larger setup. The stove top setup is for test and small batches and the most common size is 1.50 gallons. The larger setup is controlled with a 30 amp control panel from Electric Brew Supply. For the stove top batches I use a small small HERMs unit controlled with a DIY arduino controller for the mash, then boil on the stove.

Here is a picture of my large setup. I built the stand with the intention of putting together a three vessel system, but have found that BIAB meets my needs with less fuss. The 8 gallon HLT at the end of the stand only sees brewing duty on the rare occasions very large grain bill will not allow me to add all the water to the keggle before the mash. Its main function is a large sous-vide cooker.
Here is a recent shot of my smaller setup. The addition of the HERMs unit violates the 'one vessel' principle, but it works for me. I can mash one brew, start the boil, and immediately begin a second mash in another vessel. That is what is occurring in this picture. There is an American IPA boiling on the right and a barley wine mashing on the left.
I am just getting started looking at the site, but I really like the idea of a site dedicated to BIAB. I have not found any of the supposed shortcomings of BIAB to be accurate, but have been finding my way by trial and error.

I found BIABrewer.info by following a link over here from HomeBrewTalk.

Cody

ShorePoints wrote:... it would seem that you have lots of control over variables that some of us just record and have to accept the way they are.

ShorePoints,

Control over those variables was one of the things that gave me trouble before. Consistent mashing temps in particular alluded me. After acquiring the large unit and brewing on it (the controller was given to me in a contest), I set out to replicate that control on a small scale. I know electrical brewing and recirculation mashes are not for everyone, but I enjoy the technical aspect. I also REALLY like the improvements in my beers.

Thank you for the welcome!

Cody

Hello everyone (or Ay up!, as we say around here)

I found this site after searching for BIAB and I must say it's a fantastic place to share info. Some great folks on here with such a wealth of knowledge. I commend you for your commitment to the science and art of brewing and thank you for making this a great place to learn and share.

My name is Morgan and I'm a photographer from Burton on Trent in the UK. I'm new to home brewing and found this site and it's members inspiring. I started on this journey only a month ago with just three extract kit brews under my belt so far but I'm already hooked. I'll soon be ready to jump into BIAB methods and I'm keen to learn all I can in the hope to eventually be brewing ales at home that compare to the Burton Ales I know and love.

I'm really impressed by the enthusiasm and willingness for people on this site (and in the wider home brewing community) to share knowledge and one day I hope to be able to help others where I can while having fun and making great beer.

Looking forward to spending time here and lots more time brewing.

Cheers!

Morg

G'day,
My names Jared and I'm from the inner west in Sydney. I've heard this site has a wealth of knowledge, so i'm keen to get amongst it. I've been extracting brewing for a year or so, got a handful under my belt, and i've recently moved to AG and BIAB with a shiny rig.

Looking forward to learn and teach alike!

Cheers!

Hey everyone, new to BIAB and in the process of building a brew kettle and getting a bag a no chill container to make a batch ASAP. Have been reading up heaps of valuable info on this forum and others and I feel pretty confident I will be able to make something palatable .

Hello My name is Brad and I have been brewing for a little while and want to get into All-Grain Brewing and I found this and thought it was a good idea.

Hi!
My first post. I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA, and I am just getting back into homebrewing after a 15-year break. I made 50+ batches of extract beer back then, but now I am going all-grain. So much has changed since then! So many more options, like BIAB! I initially planned to do a 2-vessel "Brutus-20" style set-up, but the BIAB seems so much easier, so I'm going to give it a try.
I'm looking forward to learning from the community, and to making some tasty beer!

Hi all!

My name is Jonas, and I'm from Stockholm, Sweden. I got interested in brewing beer a month back or so, and I'm hoping to make my first brew soon.

I found the site while googling for BIAB. I want to keep my brewing simple, and I live in an apartment with limited space, so BIAB (more specifically mini-BIAB, as I will brew on my electric stovetop) seems like a good way to brew.

I have never brewed before, and I'm both eager to get started and a bit overwhelmed by all the information/opinions there are about brewing. I listened to the Beersmith podcast with Pat the other day, and that kind of calmed be down, and I came to the conclusion that I probably shouldn't analyze and read too much (at least not to start with), maybe just start brewing and learning by doing

I work full time and me and my partner (is that the correct term btw? I'm refering to my girlfriend, and we're not married, but girlfriend seems so teen-like...) had a son last october, so at the moment there's not a lot of spare time.

Anyway, that's all for now. I look forward to becoming part of the brewing community. Cheers!

Wotcha,

I'm from London... brewed a bit in the past, mostly just slinging kits into a bucket, but I've got back into it recently and taking it a bit more seriously... found this site while trying to find a way of stepping up from Extract&Speciality without overrunning the house with equipment. Apart from the obvious beer factor, it's the project aspect that I particularly like. Spent today fitting kettle elements to a fermentation bucket to make a boiler, and I'm mostly here looking for info on temperatures and volumes and times and so forth.

Hi there,

Jim here from Oxford in the UK. I have done a few extract brews, the last two were my own recipe, I think it is time to take the next logical step and brew using the BIAB method. I am not worried about taking this step, rather I'm kind of excited to see what improvement in the final product will be.

I may ask daft questions but I am keen to learn and am not scared of making some mistakes if I learn from it.

I have a 22.7 litre pan which I am sure will be large enough, just need to make myself an insulating jacket, then I'll be set.

Cheers,

Jim

Hi Everyone,

My first post, been BIAB for a couple of months or so, upto now 4batches done planning another for tomorrow. I am a Brit who lives in Niigata Japan. Looking forward to getting some tips and advices from more experienced brewers... need to get my efficiency higher! Ok going now to have a scout around the website!!!!

Cheers
Shaun

Hi everyone. I'm from Glasgow, Scotland I started brewing this year all grain brew in a bag. I have made 4 batches do far and I love it. One thing about this hobby one purchase leads to another lol! Just getting ready to make my first"big" beer an imperial brown ale with lots of American hops.