Today marks the start of this blog aimed at discussing the Brew in a Bag (BIAB) method of brewing beer. I've been brewing since January of 2011. As with most new homebrewers, I started with pre-made kits, but soon found that not only could I have more choices with an All Grain (AG) method, but the costs were roughly half of the kits!
One day about six months ago, I was surfing the Homebrewtalk forums, and came across a description of the BIAB method. After viewing a few YouTube videos on BIAB, I was sold. My local homebrew supply store owner poo-poo'd the idea, but I was convinced this was the way to go for simplicity sake.
After acquiring a keg and turning it into a keggle, I built a 5500W heatstick using plans I found on various sites, and the built a control box for it. After some initial problems with the heatstick (it died in the middle of a brew..I had 10 gallons of wort ready to boil, and the circuit breaker tripped and would not reset) I've been able to brew 4 different times with no problems, decent efficiency (65%-75%) and great beer as an outcome.
My reason for starting this blog is to share my experiences and the methods I have developed and continue to develop for BIAB. I really believe that it is the way to go for all homebrewers.
One day about six months ago, I was surfing the Homebrewtalk forums, and came across a description of the BIAB method. After viewing a few YouTube videos on BIAB, I was sold. My local homebrew supply store owner poo-poo'd the idea, but I was convinced this was the way to go for simplicity sake.
After acquiring a keg and turning it into a keggle, I built a 5500W heatstick using plans I found on various sites, and the built a control box for it. After some initial problems with the heatstick (it died in the middle of a brew..I had 10 gallons of wort ready to boil, and the circuit breaker tripped and would not reset) I've been able to brew 4 different times with no problems, decent efficiency (65%-75%) and great beer as an outcome.
My reason for starting this blog is to share my experiences and the methods I have developed and continue to develop for BIAB. I really believe that it is the way to go for all homebrewers.
