First post! I've done a few extract brews with friends, and have picked up everything to start doing BIAB. I'm here to read as much as I can

Hi all! New member here. Happy to join.

I've done 2 brews so far, and loving it, making some errors along the way and hopefully learning from them.

I am set up for mostly small (1-2 gallon) batches, fermenting in a 2 gal bucket, and generally have a pretty low-tech setup. My first batch (currently bottle conditioning was a rye saison hopped with sorachi ace, i hit all my numbers and think it tasted pretty good before bottling. My second, a Mosaic IPA, is somewhat thin in the body after a week in the fermentor and was a fair amount under on my starting gravity.

Anyway - I am happy to be here, get into this great hobby, and hopefully make some good beers.

If anyone is in and around Brooklyn (Bay Ridge specifically), definitely say hi!

All the best.

Hello, I am from Northern California, USA and just recently started brewing. I am currently dealing with the learning curve, but have have come to the conclusion that BIAB will be my primary method. I have already learned much from reading some posts on this site. My first question would be: I have read that you that the grain used for BIAB should be ground a little finer than what you would typically use. If that is true how do I relay this to my Home Brew shop when it comes time to get some grain.I Look forward to learning and hopefully contributing to and from the other members.
I am a "Hoppy" beer lover and tend to gravitate to IPA's and DIPA's
Be back soon.....johneg2u

Hi,
Just got back into brewing after about 25 years off. A few years ago when I moved, I thought "I'll never brew again" so I gave everything away to my brother-in-law. Got 4 extract brews under my belt so now ready to start all grain again. Started looking around the 'net and discovered this thing called BIAB. This definately looks better than the Igloo cooler route that I was going to go with. Will go with a 230 volt single kettle unit probably from Hi-Gravity.


Mark

Hi everyone, I'm Joel from Brisbane Australia and have never brewed before. I liked the sound of BIAB as a starting point with the minimal amount of equipment needed a definite plus. Looks like there is some great info on here to get started so im looking forward to getting stuck in.
Cheers
Joel

Hi Everyone:

I am a PhD student in Chicago, IL and I have been brewing for about 5 years. I have used many brewing methods including: extract, three-vessel all-grain, and BIAB. I really appreciate BIAB for the combination of control and simplicity, while researching BIAB I stumbled across the site. So, far this looks like an amazing resource that I hope to gain a lot from it and give back whatever I can.

Hi. I'm an expat Brit living and homebrewing in Sweden. I have been all grain brewing since 2007 and recently started using BIAB as the wife and I had triplets 14 months ago and I dont get as much time to brew as I did before so I am doing anything I can to shave a little time off my brewday and decrease the amount of brewing equipment I have in our apartment... (3 kids take up a lot of space and need a lot of stuff).

Cheers
Jim

Two_dogs wrote: Will go with a 230 volt single kettle unit probably from Hi-Gravity.


Mark

That system looks pretty awesome. I had no idea someone was making a product like that commercially. I have been thinking about putting together a gas-fired version, but it was something I was just sorting cooking up on my own based on other systems I had seen. Anyways, offers a cool template for a DIY project, or a convenient option if DIY ain't your thing.

My First Post.
I usually brew 10 Gallons all grain, but want to use BIAB for smaller batches to improve on speed on brew day.

Hi everyone. I'm from the UK and I am currently setting up an automated system using the Open Ardbir hardware. Just got my pump to set up and I'm good to go. Look forward to posting on this forum and hopefully gaining a lot of useful information.

Northseaguy

Hi all from Sydney's Inner West. Been BIABing with a bunch of mates for close to a year now - so much to learn from this good forum (and share no doubt).

MaStEr P

Hi BIAB community, I'm from Michigan, USA.

I stumbled across this site when I started searching for BIAB information. I hadn't heard about it before but I've wanted to step from extract brewing into all-grain and start creating recipes. So far the information I have found on here has been great and I've been reading here and there on the site.

I started brewing extract from kits about 5 years ago and was content to just do that for awhile. There's a great home brew store in town that makes their own kits from fresh ingredients so there's a lot of variety and the beer has been tasty. BIAB interests me as an easy step from extract to all-grain without the cost/space of the additional equipment.

I work full-time with a wife and 3 young kids at home so keeping my brew hobby simple is a perk. Our oldest child (4 yrs) has become my little assistant at pouring ingredients and stirring so it's starting to become a family hobby I suppose

Thanks,
Shu

Hello, first post here. I'm a university lecturer from Cheshire in the UK. I'm an experienced extract brewer and have just moved to all grain using BIAB: this weekend I bottled my first BIAB beer and brewed the second, which is now happily fermenting away.

My major impediment at the moment is my equipment: I only have a 15 litre stock pot for mashing and boiling, so I think I'm going to struggle a bit in terms of efficiency. I've been trying to follow the maxi-BIAB method, which seemed to work reasonably well for me. For those first two batches I produced a very concentrated wort which I topped up post-boil to get down to my desired OG. I don't think this is optimal but unless I stick to really small batches I think this is my only option. On Saturday I finished with a fermenting volume of ~17.5l using an all-grain recipe from Graham Wheeler intended to yield 19l, which I didn't think was too bad.

So I'm feeling my way around at the moment, and the next step was to join this community to make use of the resources here and be a bit more scientific about the process. My first batch actually tasted absolutely fantastic when it went into the bottle, despite my cluelessness! Now I want to ensure that wasn't just beginners luck!

thughes wrote:Welcome chris5281! Start playing around with the BIABacus and perhaps keep an eye out for a larger pot?

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---Todd

That's the goal! Might have to hold out on the larger pot for a while though: I've got a couple of new kegs arriving in a week or so that the wife doesn't know about yet, and I find it's best to spread the surprises out!

Hi everybody!
I just started homebrewing a bit ago with a couple of no-boil extract kits and moved on to BIAB. I tried a slight variation of maxi-BIAB as I only have a 28L pot however I ended up with lower efficiency than I would have liked (1.054OG instead of 1.065 on my recipe) and so I joined up here to learn more about the process and identify my shortcomings so the next batch can be a little better.

Hello from North Carolina!
New to everything. I am still collecting parts and information for my first brew. This site is a wealth of information. I will defiantly enjoy my time here.
Thank you,
Steve