BIAB - Custom Bags: For Coolers/Kegs/Pots/Etc.

[Jimmy]

Brewed up a Cow Bay Christmas Ale today (my bosses recipe). Hit around 77%. Was able to take lots of video this time so ill be making a video sometime soon. Anyone know of any half decent video editing software that is free?

Did you ever get around to making a video?

[sleepyjamie]

I can't find a mini USB cable so I can transfer it from my camera. Will get on it this week.

[RubberToe]

Jimmy, are you still using the same bag matterial as you started with?

I am thinking of getting a larger and more porous bag that will make 44L and high gravity batches easier to do. Right now I have about 10Kg of malt (dry) in those situations and lifting the bag is extremely difficult even with a pulley. A more porous bag will drain faster and will therefore be easier to lift out of the wort. I'm also thinking about getting a bigger pully (and use two of them).

[Jimmy]

Yeah, still using the same material... I'll talk to Becky and see if there's anything else we can use. It's a fine line, and I don't think there's any material available locally that would fit the description.

[sleepyjamie]

Jimmy, are you still using the same bag matterial as you started with?

I am thinking of getting a larger and more porous bag that will make 44L and high gravity batches easier to do. Right now I have about 10Kg of malt (dry) in those situations and lifting the bag is extremely difficult even with a pulley. A more porous bag will drain faster and will therefore be easier to lift out of the wort. I'm also thinking about getting a bigger pully (and use two of them).

Rims it up with a cooler biab

[dean2k]

Hey Jimmy & Becky.
Thumbs up. The sheer voile is so fine that the cooler top can still thread into place with ease. AWESOME

[Jimmy]

Thanks for sharing the pics, Dean. How's the bag fit otherwise?

[dean2k]

Bang on. The size of the cooler itself is overkill for my 1 gal stove-top batches, but this leaves me with room to grow. cheers,

[Becky]

Bang on. The size of the cooler itself is overkill for my 1 gal stove-top batches, but this leaves me with room to grow. cheers,

Great to hear!

[HbgBill]

Just ordered a bag for my small rectangular cooler I was going to use as a MT for 3V. Here's hoping it'll solve the issues I'm having maintaining temps in my BK.

[Jimmy]

Just ordered a bag for my small rectangular cooler I was going to use as a MT for 3V. Here's hoping it'll solve the issues I'm having maintaining temps in my BK.

I think this hybrid BIAB method will be exactly what you're looking for. Heat retention is the main reason I'm using the cooler method (as well as the fact that you no longer have to lift/hold the grain bag out of your kettle). I find the cooler adds VERY little extra cleaning time since it's literally just a quick spray and it's clean. There are a few guys on here using this method, and AFAIK they are quite happy with it.

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Just ordered a bag for my small rectangular cooler I was going to use as a MT for 3V. Here's hoping it'll solve the issues I'm having maintaining temps in my BK.

I think this hybrid BIAB method will be exactly what you're looking for. Heat retention is the main reason I'm using the cooler method (as well as the fact that you no longer have to lift/hold the grain bag out of your kettle). I find the cooler adds VERY little extra cleaning time since it's literally just a quick spray and it's clean. There are a few guys on here using this method, and AFAIK they are quite happy with it.

yup, happy with it.

[jacinthebox]

I'm thinking of getting one for the cooler...

Making the stab at all grain soon

[Jimmy]

I'm thinking of getting one for the cooler...

Making the stab at all grain soon

It's a great way to get into all grain. Fairly cheap, and definitely less intimidating compared to the traditional method.

[Jimmy]

Did a quick strength test tonight. We put 85lbs of grain in a keggle bag I had kicking around and it wasn't a problem

[adams81]

How do those hop spider bags do with filtering pellets?

Sent from my GT-I9000

[Jimmy]

They filter pellet hops great, but you need to squeeze the bag to get it to drain - the hop sludge covers the material and prevents it from draining. My honest recommendation if you're going with the OBK pot would be to use a side pickup and whirlpool (assuming you want to prevent hops from entering the fermenter).

[Jimmy]

I can't find a mini USB cable so I can transfer it from my camera. Will get on it this week.

Where she be?

[sleepyjamie]

Haha no idea. I'm gonna have to make another one when in in calgary once I have some more time. House is upside down with boxes.