Hi Brewers

I'm from Auckland New Zealand and have just completed my first BIAB on the weekend. Had to make a half batch of Red IPA because my boil pot is only 30 liters (yip, should have bought the 40 but money is tight). Planning on a second brew soon and looking for information on batch sizing and sparging with BIAB to see if I can get a full size batch (23 liter final) into a 30 liter pot?
Loving the experience so far and finding brewers all over the world are generally a friendly bunch

My preferred style of beer is an IPA that will rip your head off, like Epic brewing's wonderful Armageddon IPA (more hops than malt lol)

Cheers

Hey there!

I just recently moved to the Denver area which has re-sparked my interest in brewing beer. I just conducted my first BIAB two days ago and am looking forward to the results! However, I was drawn to this site because I did not extract as much fermentable sugars as hoped. I wanted to find as much information about BIAB, so alas! Here I am. I am loving the site and look forward to learning and discussing with fellow brewers!

Cheers,
Trenton

Hi all,

Fairly new brewer based in Sydney - I've done a number of brews using extract and just recently have done a partial mash brew which has got me excited to try AG BIAB. I'm interested in trying out the 'Maxi BIAB' method so think I have a lot of reading/calculating/researching to do, but looking forward to it all.

lxl

Hi. i found some info that made me curious about the spreedsheet, I have done BIAB fo a couple of years now.

Hi All,

Been brewing extract for a number of years and have also completed a couple of partial mashes.

Recently went to a friends while he was brewing from all grain with a Guten but don't think I am up for the expense right now, BIAB and no-chill so I don't waste water looks like it will better suit my budget!

Cheers

Hello fellow brewers, greetings from Kingston, NY.

I'm a freelance animator looking to get into the hobby of homebrewing. My experience with homebrewing is watching/somewhat helping my girlfriend with some extract kit brews. We made beer because it's cheaper than buying from the store/bar. I'd ask questions here and there but never got a grasp on the steps. I've been researching quite a bit the past month - podcasts, youtube, reddit, forums, etc. I don't just want to blindly follow steps. I want to play with all the different variables. I want to understand how/why changing one little thing can impact the flavor of the beer. I came across this website through reddit. This site looks like a goldmine, so here's to a lifetime of learning about beer.

Hello!

I'm a procurement manager living and working in the Boston, MA area. I heard about the site because of a Brulosophy post about BIAB, and because I'm getting into eBIAB (learning about the methods and equipment before buying), I figured this is a great place to learn. So far it has been, and I'm excited to keep reading through all the material here.

I have brewed with friends (one of which who went on to become a pro brewer of sorts), but I have never used the BIAB method. I have been interested in beer for about 10 years and brewing for about 6. Finally have enough space to get my own setup and move away from the three vessel method I still don't have room to accommodate.


Cheers!

First post. First started home brewing 26 years ago, after finishing a doctoral program (VERY understanding wife). Set it all aside when we had our son and I started to build my practice (mental health). Practice is still a lot of work (55+ hours per week, usually). Son is now 23 and has a good palate. Getting back into brewing as a way to stay connected with him and as a way to be a bit creative while I relax. Wife is still very understanding!!!!! Even after 33 years. Looking forward to moving from extract brews with steeped specialty malts to full on all grain.
Michael

Hello
I am Jeremy and live in the netherlands . I am 65 years old and now have find time to get started with a new hobby : brewing
I started this year with making cider and about 60 l is now in the cellar . Now I want to make a start with brewing beer .
I invested in some basic equipement stainless steel kettle (60 l ) gas burner ,Kegs , tubing, malt shredder ) to brew in a bag . All in all I had to buy more than I was thinking of in the beginning, so I hope it will pay off one time .
I am in the proces of starting and I read as much as possible as to brew beer , especially the biab method . so I was glad to find a dedicated website
to this biab method. The Biab methode is interesting for me because I live in an appartement and have limited space . but I have a balcony so I can do the wort boiling and cleaning outside. My first brew will next week and I bought a packet where all in the ingredient are in it to make 20 l of beer . ( the malt has to be grindend first which is what i want because i want to grind myself ).
I have studied food technology 45 years ago and part of it was making beer but I forgot most of it so have to learn all the in and outs again , but that is no problem. keeps me young .
regards
Jeremy from Arnhem (Netherlands )

Thanks for your reply
Maybe Arnhem is "" a bridge too far " The whole city was destroyed in WWII ( Market Garden ) and rebuilding was quick and hastily done so not much to be seen nowadays .
( better go to Den Bosch which is a medieval city and is beautiful to walk around ) . The good thing is that there is a large increase in small brewery,s in the country now . ( people got bored only drinking Heineken ) . Belgium always had a good beer culture with lot of smaller brewery,s but now the trend of small brewery,s has shifted to the north so now it is possible to buy good local beer (even in Arnhem ). , regards , Jeremy .

Nigel from Sydney, Australia here.

I'm a newbie to home brewing, although I did try wine making many years ago (and it was a dismal failure ).

I'm currently fermenting my second batch. My first was an amber ale from a $50 Coopers Craft Beer kit, which turned out OK except I didn't put enough priming sugar in the bottles. My current one is a pale ale using light malt extract, cascade hops and Safale US-05 yeast. It's not very exciting, as you might imagine.

An acquaintance recommended going all grain using BIAB, so here I am. Looking forward to learning more about this great hobby and being part of the community. Cheers!

Hello!
My name is Warren Boese, and as a new brewer I'm very thankful to have found this site!

1. Where are you from?
I live on a 3 acre plot of land close to a farming/oilfield town named Strathmore, which is not far from Calgary Alberta, Canada.

2. How did you stumble across the site?
I'm not really sure? Probably a random google search for BIAB, I've been lurking here awhile though lol!

3. What you think of it so far?
I think it's great that the whole site is basically dedicated to BIAB, which I'm currently setting up for. When you first come here it seems fairly nondescript and I bounced in and out for months (hey a guy can't know what he doesn't know! ), but once you drill down you realize the breadth of available information.

4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using?
I have brewed exactly two brews the past two months from good extract/grain steeping kits to get started off with. Both of those have come along to the three weeks in bottle stage and I sampled both finally last night! They're good and I'm hooked! Since those brews I've realized taking over the kitchen for hours and boiling on the stove for even 12L isn't gonna work long term and thus I have been reading all I can about AG BIAB. I'm building a brew area in my basement laundry room, and the equipment is gonna be a 240v 5500w element in an 60L kettle. I've drilled and soldered the fittings in and just gathering my wiring supplies and we'll be off and running! Can't wait!

5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household?
Yep working, I'm 44 and work as a Golf Course Superintendent my whole life. I'm educated in Horticulture/Agronomy so I love all things science relating to soil/water/plant chemistry. This is probably why the brewing bug has bitten me so hard, lot's of science to nail down! Terrific!

Thanks a million, looking forward to bring a part of the guild!

Hey buddies, It's great finding fellow biabers on this website. I am Bicanna for Tampa, Florida but travels round the world in most cases. I've been a BIAB brewer for a number of years now and I llok forward to having fun on this platform.

Let's keep it burning folks!!!!

Hi there,

I'm Vincent. I'm Canadian living in Switzerland since 2005. I brewed 3 extract kit 4 years ago. Took a break to take care of my 2 awesome boys and wife. Recently got back into brewing. I brewed another 3 extract kits (in one month) and wanted to move directly to all-grain via BIAB.

I built my copper immersion chiller.

I need to find my kettle (probably go electric)
and my bag

I'm currently building my recipe (maybe a SMaSH would be a good starter)

See you soon

Regards,

Vinz