Brew-in-a-Bag (BIAB) links

[Chris Norrick]

I'm working on an electric system. This has some interesting ideas.

[Dwayne_Delaney]

I like this setup.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/biab-br ... mp-310459/

[Michael Erwin]

I'm working on an electric system. This has some interesting ideas.

I've been reading up in. this direction too.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897

[KennyPurcell]

I'm reading up on an electric system too. I think I may even have the wife on board for a brew setup in the basement!

[Dwayne_Delaney]

Looks like a nice bag at a reasonable price.

http://biabbags.webs.com/

[Dutch]

Got a pair of large heavily insulated rubber gloves at Harbor Freight - look like they will work great handling the bag with hot grain!

[Jam095]

Been experimenting with high gravity and 10 gallon batches the last few brews and both are definitely challenging with the BIAB method. So had an idea for next time I do either/or. Bought a LARGE stainless pastry bowl from Weber that I will drill a small hole in the bottom of. After mash out, I will hoist the bag out and set the bowl on top of my pot, then drop the bag into the large bowl and do a sparge. Anyone try this yet. I realize at some point the BIAB method loses its luster, but I expect this will really boost efficiency, and still one vessel with no pump or sculpture needed.

[john mills]

If you want higher gravity from your bag, just use another one.
Mash, remove bag, add another. It's not rocket science. It 's BIAB!

[Chris Alvey]

Hey brewers. I have decided this year I am dedicating some time to my own BIAB setup. In preparation I have been looking for a BIAB mash calculator and found them lacking. So, I am making one. It can be found at biabcalculator.com

One thing I am adding is a variable for whether you squeeze the bag or not after it drains. I haven't been able to find a constant for that so I think I will create one. It makes sense that it will be x gal/lb of grain that gets into the boil kettle if you squeeze the grain bag. Being that I am new to this, does anyone have a guess based on experience as to what that might be? Even if it's a rough estimate.

I would appreciate any feedback on the calculator and the constant. Thanks.

[Blancaster]

I have been using the newest version of BIABacus from biabbrewer.info (the newest beta version is kind of hidden let me know if you want the link) I have found that it is pretty spot on with calculations. Since it is written by BIABagger's specifically for BIAB, I find it much better than Beersmith.

[msjulian]

Hey Chris just a thought, with the popularity and search engine ranking of brew365 why not put the calculator there and then do a URL redirect for biabcalculator.com to point to brew365

[Blancaster]

One thing I don't see is a way to set mash time. I usually mash and boil 90 minutes each.

[Chris Alvey]

Thanks Michael - that's definitely an idea. Something will definitely be incorporated into brew365. I sort of have high hopes for this domain name - so I am not sure how I will play it ultimately.

Blancaster thanks for the reference, I will definitely check that out. My thought on not including mash time was that I was thinking it was relatively immaterial to the water calculation - unless I am missing something. Are you thinking you would like an all-in-one place for more brew day values? I had considered a more all-inclusive brew sheet type approach and that led down the slippery slope of a gravity calculator and IBU calculator. Frankly if I were doing an all-inclusive deal like that many more people have done a better job than I have the energy to do right now

Thanks Much

[msjulian]

Have you looked at the new BeerSmith biab water calculations?

[Chris Alvey]

I have not. Still have the old version.