Why Biab?

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Now I mostly brew on a 3V RIMS system - and I love it and wouldn't change ...

I keep telling you: 240V RIMS system is more convenient - you can plug them into any wall socket without having to lug around that humongous transformer.

 

[Goat]

Thirsty Boy - I get what you are saying, but I've had exactly the same reaction (Oh... I see) with the 3V / 2 level (traditional?) setup.

For me at least, separating the 'get sweet liquid' being done in a discreet vessel, is a lot more intuitive and explainable/understandable rather than the all in one pot approach. But, it if it work stick with it !

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Thirsty Boy - I get what you are saying, but I've had exactly the same reaction (Oh... I see) with the 3V / 2 level (traditional?) setup.

For me at least, separating the 'get sweet liquid' being done in a discreet vessel, is a lot more intuitive and explainable/understandable rather than the all in one pot approach. But, it if it work stick with it !

But of course - and I am 100% sure that there are a stack of other people out there just like you; and that's why you'll never catch me bagging multi V systems and I will point out their benefits to people who I think might have only seen or considered the BIAB option.

But multi vessel systems have been around for ages - its the people who have seen them and are still scratching their heads or saying "too hard" that were the initial BIAB target audience. Now its relatively well proven and has turned into just another option, and with more options there is a better chance that prospective AG brewers will find one that suits them.

 

[Nick JD]

An advantage of BIAB is you can do wheat-only brews with zero sparging problems or additional additives like hulls.

I'm drinking an all wheat as I type this with buckets of nelson sauvin. I pretty sure that with a champagne yeast I could enter it in a wine competition :huh:

So yes, BIAB lets you make Beerpagne. Awesome.

 

[MarkBastard]

For me at least, separating the 'get sweet liquid' being done in a discreet vessel, is a lot more intuitive and explainable/understandable rather than the all in one pot approach. But, it if it work stick with it !

I agree, but the small things are harder to understand when watching the process. For example I saw 3V first time and wasn't sure why exactly you ran wort out from the mash and put it back in again. Wasn't until recently that I realised it was because the grain bed itself acts like a filter. These little things aren't intuitive at all to the first time brewer.

On the other hand the bag acting like a filter makes perfect sense the first time you see it. Just like a big tea bag.

 

[Wisey]

Biab got me started in AG,

I only have a 12 litre pot, but 11 litres of wort is worth it

No outlay, and I use aluminium gauze for my bag.