Show your BIAB Stand/Set up

Went for minimum footprint on this build due to lack of storage space.
2'x2' footprint, rotating pulley arm, automated ball valves, electric heating. 5-15 gallon batches.

Here's my set up.

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My baker's rack turned eBIAB rig.

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wvdad said:

Here's my set up.

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The decorative shelving braces are hilarious. This is definitely a "here's what I had laying around" kind of build. Works though! And that's what ultimately matters.

TexasWine said:

My baker's rack turned eBIAB rig.

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Build in sound system...nice touch.

I got the extruded aluminum cart from the dumpster at work....so it became mine. The SWMBO has completely taken over my brew rig for sous vide. She hated it until she discovered that she can cook with it, now it doesn't leave the kitchen.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1470699724.045878.jpg

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This is my ugly junk brew cart built from a reclaimed bedside unit. It doesn't look pretty but, like the rest of my system, it's compact and does everything I need!

Every one of your builds has like 100 more parts than mine.

I have BIAB envy...

Magnus314 said:

Every one of your builds has like 100 more parts than mine.

I have BIAB envy...

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Sounds like while we are detoxing you will still be brewing after the apocalypse Something to be said for gravity feed. Don't even need propane really, can probably just get good at controlling a fire... I think I need your address, or at least your post apocalypse bunker address, haha

heh heh... propane? You flatter me, sir.

Magnus314 said:

heh heh... propane? You flatter me, sir.

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Natural gas? Stove top? either can be replaced by fire

geoffm33 said:

Avantco 3500W induction burner and a 44 QT Bayou Classic.

Still need to mount a pulley, I hoist out by hand and let it rest in a strainer over a smaller pot.

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How long does it take to bring 5 or 10 gallons to boil on your 3500W induction burner?

I thought I posted here but I guess not. Here is my BIAB set up as it was. There was rain, hail and sleet that day but I brewed two batches none the less. Looks kinda silly with the umbrella but hey you gotta do what you gotta do, right?


Big changes are coming though. BIG Changes I tell you. Stay tuned.


I'll be back!!!

@planker101, what are you using for the spinning mechanism of your pulley arm?

Here is my current set up.

jrstephens65 said:

Here is my current set up.

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Wish I had one of those ..... but shorter!

MT2sum said:

Wish I had one of those ..... but shorter!

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The picture makes it look taller than it is. It's only a little over 7 ft tall, just right to let the bag hang over the kettle and drain.

Heck if you were closer I'd build you one!

Only 2 batches in but been working great. Totally copied the idea from here though.

Edit- i can make decent beer but cant correctly post a picture here....go figure.

jrstephens65 said:

The picture makes it look taller than it is. It's only a little over 7 ft tall, just right to let the bag hang over the kettle and drain.

Heck if you were closer I'd build you one!

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Thanks, I wonder what the shipping between NM and MT would be ..... J/K! Actually, I like the design, and hope to have one built in the future.

The one I will have built, will have to be less than 4' tall. Due to my age, I will be electro-brewing on the top of an old steel school desk, which I have jacked up to about 3', and with the ceiling in our mobile home being just barely over 7', it would be crowded ;>) - LOL!

MT2sum said:

The one I will have built, will have to be less than 4' tall. Due to my age, I will be electro-brewing on the top of an old steel school desk, which I have jacked up to about 3', and with the ceiling in our mobile home being just barely over 7', it would be crowded ;>) - LOL!

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With limited height, sometimes best to use a short length of cordage to lash or wrap the bag at mid bag to reduce length of lift by attaching the bag in the middle of the bag rather than the top of the bag.

"BIAB hoisting with ratchet pulley for details"
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=416419

This trick is also handy as it reduces height of bag and makes bag removal / lowering easier.

wilserbrewer said:

With limited height, sometimes best to use a short length of cordage to lash or wrap the bag at mid bag to reduce length of lift by attaching the bag in the middle of the bag rather than the top of the bag.

"BIAB hoisting with ratchet pulley for details"
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=416419

This trick is also handy as it reduces height of bag and makes bag removal / lowering easier.

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THX, that knowledge will help! Also, your website is now bookmarked, since I've been looking for it for a while! I do note, however, that you don't offer a rack/tower to hang the BIAB from ;>).

ram5ey said:

Since I'm in an apt I Mash in a Bag. I have a range hood that is in the way of the hoist on the stove, so I just use a cooler and this thing I put together....

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How did that hold up over time? I'm brewing in the kitchen on an induction plate on the kitchen table.

I'm in a rental so that's a no on the eye hooks, so looking for a similar solution just to hoist the bag. I have the 15G SS Brewtech kettle and am wondering if the uprights that you have would fit through my handles and would also be sturdy enough? I generally brew with max 7kg (~15lb) of grains .

I have space for 2.5cmm (1 inch) in the handles, another 2 or so mm to make it snug.

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6/28/2013 by Mad Scientist Brewhaus, on Flickr

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That is badass! Is that a Yuengling keg?

Here's my updated BIAB stand. I used to have a stand I made out of 4x4s, and a old desk. I moved recently, and decided to start brewing in the basement, instead of the garage. I still need to either make a top for a laptop, or I'll hang a monitor on the wall, and use a desktop. I would rather do the laptop. Also, need to add a ratchet and a rope to hoist the bag out of the kettle.

Simplistic and sexy. Easy to use and doesn't take up much space. Loving it!