Hi all,

I’m no good at these intros so I’ll do the suggestions !

1. Where are you from? Brisbane, Australia
2. How did you stumble across the site? Googling
3. What you think of it so far? So far, so good
4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? Just a few fresh wort kits, researching all grain
5. Do you work? Are you retired or maybe you run a household? Work in insurance

Thanks all

Beerbaron,

Welcome to the community! There's a ton of good info around here on most of the topics you could ask for and even if you don't everyone is great about sharing their experience.

Cheers
Tony

Hi all,

My name is William and started brewing in the summer of 2018.
I started with some cans of extract, but this wasn't satisfying enough. I made a shopping list, bought my gear.
An automated 30 liter brewing system (Easybrew/Brewmonk/Ace/Klarstein) enabled me to start brewing with malts and hops.
I like it alot, but is has some disadvantages, there is a risk of burning on the bottom, the filterbed can clog up, and eventually starting to overflow or dry up on the bottom.
Of course all of these can be mitigated, but it is all about brewing 20-30 liter batches at a time. I wanted more!

So by more, i don't mean larger volumes, but I want to brew more often, smaller batches and experiment with recipes.
This means I had to buy additional gear, and this time it was cheap and easy... Brew in a bag it is!

Yesterday I had a very decent brewday, no stress and plenty of time to clean up or prepare the next steps.
The values were very much as expected. Using the spiral cooler of my Easybrew system the temperature dropped like a brick and ready for transfer to my fermentation vessel.
Maybe I turn my automated brewing system in a brew in a bag system, it can control temperature, use the pump to circulate wort and pump it to the fermentation vessel as well.
This means I have to look for a good size brew bag, and take measures to make sure the bottom of the bag does not get burned. I have an electric hoist in my garage, so lifting a full bag is nog problem, and I might be able to do additional sparging as well.

Well, time to think about my next brew.
I became a BIAB fan!

William

Thank you,

I am exploring the options to keep the bag from the bottom.
As soon I have a suitable setup I will post some results!

William

Hi there, new brewer here based in Oxford, UK. My wife bought me a Northern Brewer Kit recently but I'm already looking to diving straight into all grain with BIAB, 3 gallon batches would suit me best. I came across the site just from Googling brewing methods and BIAB looked like a great place to start.

I've been drinking 'good' beer for about five years. I'm originally from the UK but lived in Australia for about seven years and am lucky enough to have travelled a lot and tried many, many beers from around the world. I'm now back in the UK and exploring the local scene. I'm a very keen cook and kitchen experimenter of all sorts. I also make my own bacon, chorizo, pastrami, that sort of thing. I work as a physicist so I'm naturally very inquisitive and experimental; brewing seems like a natural progression to satisfy my taste buds and curiosity!

Look forward to learning from you all

Hi All,

From Adelaide, Australia. I've been brewing since the late 80's, started with kits and then on to AG.
I listened to a beersmith podcast a while ago that featured Pat from this site. That got me interested and i've been doing some small batch biab since and having some fun with it.

Cheers

Hi
Name is Phil.
Brewed on and off for about 20 years.
Recently returned to Edinburgh and retired a month ago.
Looking to expand my experience of brewing with my plastic brewery.
Still got the Boots bucket I started with 40 years ago.

Hi all!

I've been brewing on and off for a while starting on the classic Coopers starter kit and working my way up to All Grain BIAB when I came across this site the first time round. I think I registered at the time but have changed email address since then!

I've had a break from brewing for about three years because my work situation meant I wasn't getting a whole lot of free time but that changed recently so I've got a lot more free time (and money, as it happens) to put into my two hobbies, brewing beer and playing Airsoft.

My first batch of Citra SMaSH is almost ready to go in the keg and I'm very much looking forward to sampling it and getting the next batch on. I have to admit that my excitement to get going again meant that I ended forgetting the Irish Moss and ended up with a bit less going into the fermenter than I expected but I figure the first one is always like that!

I rediscovered this site just after and I'm all set up to take the second batch seriously (but not too seriously )

I regularly work nights from home (I'm an IT Consultant) and I think I just have to set up and overnight mash for a big dark beer when I'm on and call it 'Night Shift'! Any and all recipe suggestions welcome

Have a good weekend!!

Hi everyone. I can’t believe how far homebrewing has come! I started brewing 30 years ago for about 4 years and then quit due to family responsibilities and time restraints. Just recently started full all-grain BIAB brewing and am really liking it. I just ordered a new 10 gallon kettle to add to my equipment. I’m in my mid 50’s and am currently a manufacturing engineer in a large defense machine shop in northwestern Wisconsin. I’m looking forward to being a part of the group! Brew on!!!

Thanks. I will check out the information. I have been looking for a spreadsheet for BIAB. I will definitely start playing with that.

Greetings one an all,

The name is Nick and I am from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Just starting out brewing, extract and partial mash. All purchases kits from different sources. They have been ok so far but not as good as I think they could or should be. Will need to keep dialing in the system but I started looking into AG for greater flexibility in the ingredients and while looking into 3 vessel systems I found BIAB. The methodology looks very promising and I like the idea of keeping it simple. Not saying that I am not an equipment nut, because I am, but I think by keeping the system simple this will allow me to experiment with recipes (grist bills).

Just started to read through the forums and there is a ton of info here. I will be working with a LPG burner with high output regulator, a 8.5 gallon Kettle, immersion chiller PET fermenter bottles and making 5 gallon finished batches. Interested in also checking out the “no chill” methods as well. Also looking to purchase either a 15 or 20 gallon Kettle to make 10 gallon finished batches as well. One can’t have to many kettles, right?

Anyway, hope to learn a lot and be able to give back when I can.

‘May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong and may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.’ - Irish Proverb

Hi all

Angelo from Naples (Italy).
Newby for BIAB technique.
I currently have all the necessary tools : electric pot, pump, , counter-flow chiller, fermentation camera....

Several fails and few success :-)

I'm swallowing up the forum in order to increase my knowledge and identifying my mistake

Hope you can help me

ADS

Hi guys. My names Bob, from Canada. Have been all grain brewing for about 6 years now. Just getting into biab to simplify
things a little. So far have done 3 biab brews with good success. Looking forward to learning and sharing experiences.