Brew-in-a-Bag (BIAB) links

[Dwayne_Delaney]

For anyone interested in the Brew-in-a-Bag technique, here are some links to get you started.

Entertaining and informative youtube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk5goLlq8nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZXw3aTAhaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAK5IsL ... re=related

Aussie BIAB message board:
http://www.biabrewer.info/

Beersmith BIAB blog page:
http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2009/04/1 ... r-brewing/

Beersmith BIAB podcast:
http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2011/02/2 ... odcast-10/

Nice BIAB pictorial:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/2009/06/20 ... ng-method/

Another nice BIAB pictorial:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/biab-br ... cs-233289/

[Don]

Hale, You are the bag man!

[Chris Norrick]

Thanks Dwayne! I'm going to add this in to the USI class for sure.

[Michael Erwin]

As I said to Chris the other day, if I had known about BIAB, I may have skipped extract altogether. Very economical, and gives you all the mash controls, or at least, the most important ones, like grain bill and mash temp.

[Chris Norrick]

I getting some material today for a BIAB brew this weekend.

[Chris Norrick]

http://www.gregstiffler.com/biabcalc/

Simple web calculator for determining BIAB total water volume and strike temp. Can also be used on a smart phone.

[Dwayne_Delaney]

Thanks for the calculator link Chris.

Bag-on brothers!

[Chris Norrick]

For anyone wanting to make a big bag for their pot:

JoAnn Fabric off of Green River Rd has the recommended fabric on sale 50% off. It's in the curtain section which has ever thing in horizontal rolls in tall racks. It is labeled White Solid Voile, 100% polyester. 54" wide and the sale price is $4.49 a yard. One yard will make a bag big enough for a converted keg kettle with the 54" being the circumference and 36" tall. That leaves plenty to bring over the top to drape down and secure.

I believe the Wal-Mart's in Evansville no longer carry any fabric, but I've not been in them for awhile.

After looking at the one I made, which looks like a pillowcase, I would probably taper the bag toward the bottom to help remove it when full of wet grain, especially if I do a 10 gallon batch. I'm wondering how hard it is going to be to get the full bag out the reduced hole in the top of the keg. I have a pretty big inset on my converted boil kettle. It was a big a hole I could get with my angle grinder. Tapered would probably be better but I'll give this a shot Saturday and see how it goes.

[Dwayne_Delaney]

I bought my bag material at the Walmart in Henderson; something they call a Marjorie Voile Scarf, White, 59" X 216", should be enough for 6 or 7 bags for around $15.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Marjorie-Voil ... te/3861742

[Chris Norrick]

Was that in a fabric section of the store or is that like a packaged item in houseware? Sounds like a better deal!

Joann: $0.33 sq ft on sale
Walmart: $0.17 sq ft all the time

[Dwayne_Delaney]

Was that in a fabric section of the store or is that like a packaged item in houseware? Sounds like a better deal!

Joann: $0.33 sq ft on sale
Walmart: $0.17 sq ft all the time

It was packaged with the curtain stuff. It is finished around the edges and is meant to be used as is.

[Michael Erwin]

.. something they call a Marjorie Voile Scarf, White, 59" X 216"...

I'm not sure whether to be intrigued or embarrassed. Did that come with a McCall's pattern?

[Chris Norrick]

I'm bumping this back to the top. The May Tech Topic is Accelerated All-Grain using BIAB and this post has good info. Ask questions below that can be answered at the meeting presentation.

[Chris Norrick]

http://www.bagbrewer.com/index.html

For those that lack sewing skills, you can BUY custom sized BIAB Bags from this site. It's french seamed so should be of good quality.

[Chris Norrick]

BIAB brewers,

Can you start weighing your spent grain bag and figure out the water absorption rate? Quarts/lb are the normal units. Also add if you squeeze or just let it drip.

Thanks,