Hello, first time poster/long time BIAB'er. I can't believe I just found this place, it has so muck info!! I'm looking forward to learning and contributing here. Hope to hear and talk to you soon, Kyle.

Hello to all.
I am a brew virgin, but have been reading up and getting a pretty good understanding
of the processes thanks to forums like this.
I have seen a lot of guys put together a small scale setup only to wish they had started bigger so I made the decision to go right in at the deep end and have bought a 70 Litre Pot.
I feel I have the patience and enginuity and the desire for good cheap beer to make my ideas work.
Oh I forgot to say - my ideas. I like trying to be creative and although it is not my intention to re-invent
any aspect of brewing I believe that `consistency` and repeatability on brewday will lead to better quality ales.
My day job is programming and running CNC Lathes and Milling machines, so i guess some of my automation ideas stem from that. I am also lucky enough to have the full use of my companies workshop during weekends and holidays, so I can make all sorts when needed.

For example, I read about the dreaded boilovers and have watched videos of guys hovering over the gas or heater control to avoid a boilover, but also read that acheiving a proper full boil also helps remove nasties.
I had an idea, and I made an aluminium pot that had a wide band at the top. This band had a groove machined into it and a baffle fitted, I then pushed a sleeve over the band and drilled in 2 holes on either side of the baffle.
It`s actually quite simple, this gave me a cooling channel with an In and an Out port.
I connected the inlet to the kitchen tap and the out port hose just lay in the sink. I then boiled some milk in the pot, knowing it would boil over if left. As it boiled and started to rise I opened the tap and was surprised to see the foaming head could not pass the cold surface caused by the water channel. Hey man this could prevent wort boilovers, cant wait to try it out for real. I have already made and inlet and outlet manifold that splits the water supply into 4 seperate 8mm copper tubes that I have bent and fixed around the top of my 70L pot.
I hope to put some pics up when possible. I got loads of whacky ideas.

Well thanks for reading my intro I`d really appreciate any help over the months ahead.

hi snapdragon

from braunton, north devon, what about yerself mate?

Hi all,
I'm from Boston, MA. Just did my first BIAB batch a few days ago. Making the jump from extract brewing.

G'day all,
I'm from the the hills behind the Gold Coast. Came across this site via AHB. The info here is great and plan to do my first BIAB when one of my FV's are free. I started K&K around 25 years ago when at uni. Usually do extract brews with speciality grains etc at present but want to give AGB a go.
Recently sold my business and almost finished building a sailing cat in which we plan to circumnavigate for the next 10 odd years until the kids get to secondary school age. Weight is a critical aspect in performance for my type of boat so a 20 L pot and bucket will be the go. I also like the KISS aspects of BIAB.

cheers

Sean

I'm an Aussie living in Perth, Western Australia. Been brewing for a few years now, mostly extract with grains these days and I'm looking to take the next step. First came across BIAB on AHB, and a quick google sent me here.

Evening all. I've recently returned to brewing after a 15 year absence and decided to have a crack at BIAB, which I heard about on a distilling forum (I've also started distilling).

I haven't done AG before, I was a bit put off by the seemingly complicated process, but BIAB seems almost as simple as opening a can, but with better results.

It will probably be several months before I do my first brew, so will be spending the time reading and preparing. Hopefully at some point I'll be able to contribute as well.

Regards
Coups

Greetings from Muncie, Indiana! I started home brewing in 1992 -- extract plus "grain tea" type brewing. Gave it up when moving, marriage, graduate school, children and career became higher priorities (silly me).

Got back into brewing when my extraordinary and kind wife got me a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas a year ago. I started brewing 2 gallon batches and have recently upgraded to 5 gallon batches. I've done extract and partial mashes, but I have never done an all-grain brew.

Given my money (I am cheap) and my priorities (I am cheap), I was looking for the most economical way to brew beer and to move into all-grain. BIAB seems to offer a pretty good answer.

One thing I noticed after picking back up this hobby after about 15 year lay-off -- the equipment has improved. Everything from auto-siphons to siphon clamps, to bottling wands. The whole process is much more fun now than when I had to kink a racking tube between my thumb and forefinger.

I will likely troll around the site for a long time before I post any questions (I find that 99.9% of my questions have already been adequately answered on active forums -- my guess is this forum is that way as well). But I may on a rare instance chime in -- that is after I get some experience in this brewing method.

The other thing I would like to mention, with the explosion of craft beer in the U.S., standards for what constitutes a quality beer have greatly increased over the last 20 years. While extract brewing was fine for giving me my fix of good beer in the mid 1990's, the craft beer movement has raised the bar considerably when it comes to taste and quality.

Hey fellow brewers!
My name is Rick. I'm from Wichita, Kansas.

I received a Mr. Beer Kit (approx 2 gallons) for Christmas and have 6 batches under my belt thus far in various stages from Fermenting to Carbing and Conditioning. All my brews have been extract so far (aside from one with grain steeping), but I have been reading about BIAB and the flexibility it gives you. This site was described as a great resource for BIAB from someone on another forum I use. So far, I have found a ton of great resources available on this site. I'm excited to become a full member, gain access to even more resources and get the BIAB process rolling.

Hi from Sterling Heights MI (Metro Detroit) USA
I'm recently retired and fairly new to brewing; 5 partial mashes & 7 batches of wine. I am very interested in converting to the BIAB method. I found your website from a link at the BeerSmith forum and came to the source for the information

Can't wait to learn more!

...now what is the no-chill method? I think I will be busy surfing for awhile!

Thank you and have a great day,
Linda

Hi all paul from Burton-on-Trent, England. I like Real Ales and now after a few beer hunts in Belgium I have found a real taste for these (Westy 12 goes down well)

Came across this site after researching BIAB, site looks really good and full of info. and advise.

I was looking to move from kits onto extract but then stumbled on BIAB and luckily a 30l electric "tea urn", reading a little I am concerned about the size of brew I will be able to make with this.

Cheers

Paul

Hi, Bill here from the Washington, DC, USA area. Brewed kits off and on for the past 15 years. Always eager to try AG but deterred by the additional complexity. BIAB seems right up my alley and I'm eager to get my first batch under my belt.

Bill

Hi there. I'm a new brewer living in Oxford UK, but originally from beautiful North Wales. I have a little experience of kit brewing (not all good!), and even less experience of extract brewing, but I have always wanted to go the all-grain route for the satisfaction of 'real' brewing.

I have limited space and budget, so BIAB would seem to be the answer to my prayers. I couldn't believe my luck when I found this forum - there is a real wealth of knowledge and experience here, and you appear to be a friendly and helpful bunch. Good on you, I think it's time to get a brew on!

Brewcot

I've been extract brewing for a year and a half and want to make the all-grain step. I saw a post on BIAB and just bought my Voile at Joann's fabric here in the USA. I'll post some pics after I get my bag sewn!

Hi I am a new BIABer from Australia.
Just putting all my equipment together atm and am yet to brew my first all grain...

Well Hi,

I thought i was a member already - since fairly early on actually, but it seems I wasn't.

Haven't visited here too much - after all I am only a sporadic BIAB brewer and I waste enough time on forums as it is. But thought I'd better pop in, say hello to you all, support me old mate PP by actually turning up every now and again... and I want to nick a late copy of the calculator.

So hi everyone - I'll pop in from time to time to make sure you rebellious lot aren't fermenting (pun intended) too much trouble and to tell PistolPatch he's wrong about something just for fun.

cheers

TB

Hi
I've been all grain brewing for a while, and am looking for ways to speed the process some.

Greeting all! I am new to the BIAB method and figured this place would be a great resource. I have brewed once before using an extract kit but my friend who recently moved to Melbourne took up the BIAB method and it got me curious. He tells me that since I come from a meticulous science background that BIAB would be an easy way to get into AG brewing. Looking forward to posting my results.

Cheers
Steve

Posting from Minnesota, USA. I have been extract brewing for about a year and am anxious to move on to all grain. BIAB seems like a logical progression. There are several brewers in the office who will be looking over my shoulder. I also have a friend who is Gluten-Free (Celiac), and have promised I will try to come up with something for him, if anyone can help with that.

G'Day BIABs,
My name is Phil and I live in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
I have been looking to get into all-grain brewing for a couple of months but found the standard systems to be expensive and/or cumbersome.
I can't remember how I stumbled upon this site but I am very happy I have. I am looking to use the Maxi-BIAB system to make 23 litres at a time.
I have been homebrewing again for six months, using kits and minimashes, and what inspired me to get back into it was a trip to Europe where I drank Munich Helles. Since then I have been trying to recreate it and a American Brown Ale derivative.
I look forward to hanging around this website.

Cheers

First Post! Hopefully I will be able to get a lot of information for my first (maybe BIAB) AG brewday next sunday!

Hello my name is Kevin and I am from Minnesota U.S. I am wanting to get into home brewing and feel this is a great place to start. I came across this forum in search of the best method for me to start brewing. I am a salesman for a global manufacturing company. I look forward to getting the information needed to start brewing my very first batch of home brew.