Re: How to go from Extract to AG for < $10.00
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:27 pm
First post here, i've got about 3 BIAB beers down now. The first two went into a barrel with 55+ other gallons, and the last just went into secondary so I haven't actually had any of the finished product yet. The current beer is a Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere clone and my efficiency was 73% (the other two I forgot to take post boil readings )
Somewhere in this thread someone posted the product number for the voile at Hancock Fabrics and that is what I bought. My sister in law sewed the bag, my dry cleaner is currently fixing it a little bit for me. I had a few splits in the seams. Mine looks like the sleeping bag style.
I love this method and it allowed me to jump from extract w/specialty grains to AG. I just don't have any more room for more equipment right now. I have an old beck's keg that I converted to a keggle. My bag fits in it great (and the pot can fit in the bag as well).
I have a heavy duty drawstring sewed in, which I also use to hang the bag from hooks in my porch. They used to hold my 2 year olds swing before his swing set, now they just hold my bag as it drains. Here's a photo:
Thanks for sharing all of the ideas!
Somewhere in this thread someone posted the product number for the voile at Hancock Fabrics and that is what I bought. My sister in law sewed the bag, my dry cleaner is currently fixing it a little bit for me. I had a few splits in the seams. Mine looks like the sleeping bag style.
I love this method and it allowed me to jump from extract w/specialty grains to AG. I just don't have any more room for more equipment right now. I have an old beck's keg that I converted to a keggle. My bag fits in it great (and the pot can fit in the bag as well).
I have a heavy duty drawstring sewed in, which I also use to hang the bag from hooks in my porch. They used to hold my 2 year olds swing before his swing set, now they just hold my bag as it drains. Here's a photo:
Thanks for sharing all of the ideas!