Poll: What method do you brew with?

[rwinzing]

All grain! Just finished a batch

 

[BronxBrew]

I think the best way to do this would be to ask Northern , Austin and Midwest on what they sell the most of.

 

[lakeshorebrewer]

All Grain

 

[kh54s10]

All grain now. Will do BIAB in the winter when it is really cold on my porch.
I would have no qualms of doing a PM or extract batch. I probably won't though because I have plenty of grain on hand and it is much cheaper.

 

[libeerty]

Extract. I want to learn AG, but am very happy with my hobby and results as they stand now. Not sure I have time, and definitely not the space, for AG.

 

[allenH]

Last 3 batches were all grain. I will most likely never do another pm/extract beer. Not because of quality but because of cost and the unlimited possibilities you get with all grain.

 

[nukebrewer]

I haven't done an extract batch since I started brewing AG, but I'm going to go ahead and say AG/extract, just in case circumstances force me to do an extract batch one day. I'd rather brew an extract batch than not brew at all.

 

[davekippen]

I could have swore i polled already on a thread almost EXACTLY like this. Yeah full grain and BIAB=same.

I tried searching for a poll like this, I was shocked that I didnt find anything like it. Nothing that I could find anyway.

Its interesting to hear everyone's comments. I dont know if I necessarily agree agree that the forum attracts mostly all grainer's because they are more hard core. I would tend to think the newbees would frequent the forum for advice just as much as the experts frequent the forum for technical reasons??

 

[KirbyTails]

Damn it. I feel like such a noob seeing these results.

 

[mrkrausen]

I started off extract like many did and then did a few PM batches. I'm now on to AG and can only see my self going back because of time constraints.

 

[Vellum]

BIAB is all grain...can I vote twice?

 

[Vinnyb722]

Partial Mash, I have been using extract till my last batch. I like to use grains and I think this is a good way to see if I can go to an AG.

 

[davekippen]

Yeah, I know that technically BIAB is all grain (well, super technically, they are all all grain in a way), I was thinking more about the process than purely extract vs. all grain.

 

[pm5k00]

100% All Grain

 

[CidCitrus]

All grain

 

[BrotherGrim]

I only think less of those who brew one way, then lie by saying they brew another way

I am so hardcore:rockin: I make my own extrackt and then use it to BIAB with a 7 vessel structure fully automated 72.6 barrel system and sparge through a dirty sock into a homemade distillation extraction machine and make rocket fuel beer!!

Actually, All grain BIAB 5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon kettle, but the other sounded really cool.... or not..

 

[evrose]

I am so hardcore:rockin: I make my own extrackt and then use it to BIAB with a 7 vessel structure fully automated 72.6 barrel system and sparge through a dirty sock into a homemade distillation extraction machine and make rocket fuel beer!!

Actually, All grain BIAB 5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon kettle, but the other sounded really cool.... or not..

I'm a All-Grain Mouth Brewer. I just heat up some water to 153F, take a handful of hops, another handful of grains, pop them all in my mouth... swish some hot water around to mix things up, take a straight shot of yeast, snort some CO2 from my bicycle tire inflator for carbonation and BAM, instant beer.

Ya'll are pansies.

 

[Vinnyb722]

I'm a All-Grain Mouth Brewer. I just heat up some water to 153F, take a handful of hops, another handful of grains, pop them all in my mouth... swish some hot water around to mix things up, take a straight shot of yeast, snort some CO2 from my bicycle tire inflator for carbonation and BAM, instant beer.

Ya'll are pansies.

Hahahaaha! Now that is a technique I want to learn. Do you use the manual tire pump or a compressor? : )

 

[Josh_K]

I like doing all-grain but I do mostly extract due to time constraints. I can make a great beer with extract though so this isn't always a bad thing.

 

[TonyK]

Extract, works well for me. I am an older brewer 73 years. Therefore, the simpler the better. Modern extracts produce a really nice brew. I can remember the days of bread yeast and canned malt. That really produced some rot gut beer. But it was cheap, and we were young, Lol. Thanks for you attention.

 

[brian2can]

All grain all the way

 

[Piratwolf]

I actually wanted to re-brew my first extract pumpkin porter, but it would cost me 2.5x the all-grain version. Bummed

 

[thrstyunderwater]

All grain, I ain't no bitch.

 

[bbrim]

I use extract for starters, otherwise it is all-grain for this guy.

 

[CidCitrus]

I'm really surprised to see the low amount of partial mash brewers. If I didn't have a good tax return this year I would be partial mashing right now.

 

[odinsgift]

All grain, aside from starters, or using honey.

 

[BrotherGrim]

I'm a All-Grain Mouth Brewer. I just heat up some water to 153F, take a handful of hops, another handful of grains, pop them all in my mouth... swish some hot water around to mix things up, take a straight shot of yeast, snort some CO2 from my bicycle tire inflator for carbonation and BAM, instant beer.

Ya'll are pansies.

My hat is off to you sir. I shall return to the mountain-top to study under the masters, when I return, I shall endeavor to man-up and brew with proper aplomb!

 

[davekippen]

You guys crack me up!

 

[Curtis2010]

....

In other words, this forum is a highly skewed and biased sample of all home brewers. Of course, this is what make it such a great resource. The depth of experience here is amazing.

Certainly appears to be true now with more votes in -- over 66% all grain! I suspect that does not map to the overall brewing population.

I brew Partial Mash because I live in a remote area, most beer ingredients are not available in country so have to be imported. Importing DME and a few pounds of specialty grains is a lot cheaper than shipping many pounds of base grains.

 

[govner1]

Started w/ AG & never looked back.