Rhumbline
Well-Known Member
Seriously I'm beyond baffled why anyone would recommend extract over biab. Especially on this thread.
Ignorance is bliss.
I'm almost certain that anyone recommending extract over biab who is doing all grain is probably a multi vessel/sparge brewer.
I'll weigh in since I'm one of the guys you're talking about.
I urge newb's to begin with extract because:
- Doing extract batches requires the least amount of equipment.
- Almost all of the extract equipment kit can be used in the BIAB process if he decides to move up.
- Doing extract batches removes a lot of the variables. Limiting your variables makes troubleshooting much easier. You don't need to be concerned with grind, maintaining mash temps, sanitizing a bunch more equipment, multiple transfers of wort, etc...
- Regardless of what people with $4k in equipment might think, it is very easy to brew a good beer from extract.
- We haven't mentioned it but I also recommend bottling over kegging for the same reasons above.
...and I brew BIAB with a BrewBoss which I'll highly recommend to the OP if he does decide to move up but I remain convinced that he may would be better served by going the extract/bottling route for the first few batches.