Any Advice on Piecemealing a BIAB Setup?

[Samudell]

I've used generic BIAB bags and they work okay. If you have some extra money a purpose built model is a good investment. Here is my review of the Brew Bag and a 10% off code if you decide to go that direction.

If you or someone you know can sew, it is easy to sew one up.

 

[Bill Hopper]

After a summer of deal hunting, I wound up with the 15 gal SsBrewTech Kettle, the Hellfire Blichman burner, a 50 ft copper wort chiller, a wilsner bag, and a few small gadgets all for under $400. My first brew day was not a success though because I couldn't get the burner to stay lit. Need to research that and try again. Since I had a yeast starter on the stir plate and a bag of crushed grains, I went ahead and did a 3 gal mash - 2 gal sparge - 4 gal boil on the stove top using the wilsner bag. I got to say, I do love that bag. It's much better than anything I've used before and even though it fits perfectly in the 15 gal kettle, it adapted well to the 5 gal kettle in a pinch. I can't wait to get this set up going so that I can really put it to the test.

 

[Bill Hopper]

After a summer of deal hunting, I wound up with the 15 gal SsBrewTech Kettle, the Hellfire Blichman burner, a 50 ft copper wort chiller, a wilsner bag, and a few small gadgets all for under $400. My first brew day was not a success though because I couldn't get the burner to stay lit. Need to research that and try again. Since I had a yeast starter on the stir plate and a bag of crushed grains, I went ahead and did a 3 gal mash - 2 gal sparge - 4 gal boil on the stove top using the wilsner bag. I got to say, I do love that bag. It's much better than anything I've used before and even though it fits perfectly in the 15 gal kettle, it adapted well to the 5 gal kettle in a pinch. I can't wait to get this set up going so that I can really put it to the test.