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Uhhhh, unless I missed something, I don't think anyone was bickering. Healthy debate and discussion from where I'm sitting.

I slightly disagree on the usefulness of the term. The essence of BIAB is the bag itself, which then enables using a single vessel. It was a novel development the Aussies came up with, and that's just what they started calling it. At some point, a thoughtful 3V brewer realized mash cleanup...

Nice.

I hope I haven't caused any undue defensiveness, that certainly wasn't my intention. Just to be clear, I was playing this kind of devil's advocate. Don't YOU forget you're talking to a potential customer and source of word-of-mouth, with lots of others watching. ;) Looking forward to it...

I think the consensus is no, unless you're adding heat to the mash tun somehow. The bag does all the filtering (and more!) that a false bottom or manifold would do, so unless you need to elevate the bag inside the tun to avoid scorching it when applying heat, no need for extra equipment.

Good clean fun. :D Just playing devil's advocate here -- I'm still curious about, let's say, 3 feet, and full of liquid. I'd be less concerned with the tiny shards that a 15 (or 50) foot drop would produce, than the giant shards from a short drop, along with 5 gallons of liquid suddenly and...

This. It's pretty awesome that it keeps so much light out, and I might have to consider purchasing for that alone, but I think I'd still want to use a milk crate for transport, just in case. I have a glass carboy I'd be willing to sacrifice if you want to test.

For what it's worth, I've heard this referred to as "Mash-in-a-Bag." You get the benefits of the bag (easy cleanup, no stuck sparges) with the benefits of a separate mash vessel (insulation).

Survey completed. Gonna be doing some light garage-sale-ing this weekend in a nearby ritzy neighborhood, cashing in a gift certificate for a massage, then brewing.

I'd love to know this for sure, from someone more electrically inclined than myself. I believe my freezer pulls something like 11-12A (manual just says it needs a 15 or 20A circuit). It only seems to run for 10-15 minutes at a time though, once every few hours or so. So if it really takes a...

Transferred mine to secondary about a week ago, and I had hit 1.012. I don't recall the details of how the mash went at the moment, but I was surprised, too. I might have done a 75-minute mash (BIAB).

I just built a fermentation chamber myself, and have been debating this internally for a while. I very much want to believe that a thermowell (and measuring the beer temperature directly) is better, but I can't really find any authoritative sources, nor experimental results supporting either...

I actually tried my hand at making maple syrup for the first time this year. I contemplated using the keg, but decided the volume-to-surface area ratio wasn't high enough, and ended up using a large tinfoil-type turkey pan. It did end up with alot of (mineral/sugar?) buildup on the sides. I...

Excellent suggestion, and would be free since I have a friend willing to give me an old one she no longer uses. Thanks to everyone! Cheers :mug:

I'm seeing that too, but I must claim ignorance as to what any of those numbers mean... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LLDPE#Physical_properties So at least it wouldn't melt! Yeah, that'd be the way to go but for the price. The 10-gallon LLDPE cans are $11.49 plus free shipping right...

Thanks for the quick responses so far! Although I'll probably reconsider this particular vessel for the reasons you've both mentioned, I'm still curious at this point whether LLDPE will remain safe at mashing temps. (I currently have two SS kegs, and will eventually add a third. The Brute...

Has anyone used something like this for a mash tun? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KDAK8O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I'm curious to know if the material (LLDPE) is suitable for the purpose. I've found a number of sources that say it's "food-safe", but am not sure if it could withstand...

Bump and subbed. Got a batch of graff ready to bottle as well, and am not quite sure it'll be sweet enough for SWMBO.

+5g Fat Tire clone +10g SNPA Clone +5g Graf from this thread = 47,425 :)