Show your BIAB Stand/Set up

[gtmaus]

Here it is. Been running on this system for about 6 months.

 

[doug293cz]

Here it is. Been running on this system for about 6 months.

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I have a serious case of envy!

Brew on

 

[redwing_al]

awesome set up, man.. I may have to steal some of your ideas!

Here it is. Been running on this system for about 6 months.

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[Butchhe]

Perfect setup! You cant ask for much more.

 

[gtmaus]

Thanks. Super happy with how it all came together. It definitely makes my brew day simple.

 

[Daddymem]

My huge sack (sewn myself on a 1927 Singer)

High-tech mash

Industrial strength pulley system

Space-age grain/wort separator

Expensive hop sock

5 years of BIAB'ing. Step mash, ramp mash, decoction, partigyle, steinbier, 11 gallons max, 23# of grain max, pre-boil sour mash, no pulleys, no ball valve, aluminum kettle, nope BIAB hasn't worked for me none.

 

[djt17]

I like your style Daddymem; but, you lose points for plowing your driveway before brewing.

 

[Iceman6409]

Do any of you BIAB stove top with a 5 gallon batch? If so can I see what you use to let the bag drain or any ideas that works for you?

 

[djt17]

I use a ZAPAP; https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/two-pail-lauter-tun-104433/ (I don't have a valve or any where close to that many holes, maybe a dozen larger holes, still works great). I just pull the bag out of the kettle, drop in the zapap, the bag drains into the bottom bucket. Before your wort is up to boil temp just add what has drained.

 

[Daddymem]

I like your style Daddymem; but, you lose points for plowing your driveway before brewing.

This was actually a few days after a puny storm that my kid used the snow blower on our driveway because I was out chasing plows for the Town I work for.

 

[redwing_al]

I'm enamored with the efficiency of your set up. Could you describe your process? Looks like your chiller is mounted to the table and your hose connections are short hoses and quick-disconnects?

Here it is. Been running on this system for about 6 months.

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[Black_Z28]

Here is my finished result. I'm still planning to do something in the order of a hood and a vent. Also, going to make a water filtration system this week.

Made a hop spider out of a old S/S utensil can.

 

[gtmaus]

I'm enamored with the efficiency of your set up. Could you describe your process? Looks like your chiller is mounted to the table and your hose connections are short hoses and quick-disconnects?

Thanks for the compliment. My pump and chiller are mounted to the underside of my brew table. I use camlocks for all of the hose connections

Here my mash with recirc


Here's the chill setup


Pump


And the grain bag

 

[Black_Z28]

And the grain bag
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Got any more info on the vent build? Looks good.

 

[gtmaus]

Got any more info on the vent build? Looks good.

The vent hood is roughly 30x30. I made it from 1x12 for the sides and 3/4 plywood for the top. The outside has 4 clear coats. The inside was coated with 2 layers of roll on truck bed liner.
The exhaust is a 6 inline ran about 10' with one 90.
I dont recall the brand of the inline but I'll go downstairs tomorrow and check. Its pretty quiet and runs like a champ

 

[Siberian]

This is my setup, it's evolved since last spring when I first started doing BIAB.

It's a 20 gallon MegaPot with a 3500w induction heating element. It started as just a large but basic setup, I had trouble with hot spotting in the mash so I added pump. I got really tired of tinkering with insulation, togging the burner on and off, etc to try to hold a steady mash temperature and simply gave up on it about a month ago. I bought a RIMs tube off brewhardware.com and built up a 'Mash Brick' that was posted here on the forums to control it. I'm using a 5000w 240v heating element in it, but I'm only running it with 120v so it's very low density and I haven't seen any evidence on the element that I've scorched anything with it.

For boiling I have a domed lid made out of a large stainless steel mixing bowl with vents cut into the top. With this I can boil 8-10 gallons of water at a fast rolling boil without even using full power on the induction element. Before anyone freaks out about DMS, there's pictures of a similar setup at UC Davis with a dome and basically the same amount of venting as I have. I've had no DMS issues even in beers with high levels of pilsner malt and I'm boiling off around 1 gallon/hr with this so I'm pushing plenty of liquid out of the kettle.

I also have a rather over sized immersion chiller made of 50ft of 5/8" copper tubing, found the tubing for a steal on Craiglist ($1 per foot!). I whirlpool with my pump and a copper whirlpool arm to recirculate and concentrate all the hop material into the center of the chiller coil. I can chill it down to 60 degrees in about 10 minutes or less, but my ground water is pretty cold here in Michigan.

At this point there isn't anything really about it that is bothering me at all. My spray arm on I built into the lid needs to have a clean-out port (grain gets in it and is troublesome to clean out. So I need to add that to it, but otherwise I have no complaints right now.


Mashing with RIMs.


Finished Mash


Raised bag for draining


Boiling


Chill

 

[ReverseMonk]

I really like the idea of the dome/hood, and I saw the same thread you did about the pilot system at UC Davis using a dome/hood on their boil kettle (theirs appears t be a copper "Braumister" hood). I have plans to do the same thing you have...I currently have a propane fired system (changing to BIAB next week with some new equipment), but I am going to buy a cheap stainless mixing bowl and cut vents in the top. I hope that it may show some efficiency in propane usage until I can get my electrical system going...

 

[steveoatley]

Thanks for the compliment. My pump and chiller are mounted to the underside of my brew table. I use camlocks for all of the hose connections

Here my mash with recirc
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Here's the chill setup
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Pump
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And the grain bag
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That's a real nice set up
Very Purdy !!

What were your plans for the PID controller ?

Thx
Steve

 

[Siberian]

I really like the idea of the dome/hood, and I saw the same thread you did about the pilot system at UC Davis using a dome/hood on their boil kettle (theirs appears t be a copper "Braumister" hood). I have plans to do the same thing you have...I currently have a propane fired system (changing to BIAB next week with some new equipment), but I am going to buy a cheap stainless mixing bowl and cut vents in the top. I hope that it may show some efficiency in propane usage until I can get my electrical system going...

I used to have to run the induction burner at max power (3500w), insulated, with the cover mostly on to get it to maintain a rolling boil (admittedly 3500w in retrospect is a bit undersized for this kettle, but it was priced right).

With the dome on it, it's holding a rocking boil (the stand will actually wobble on the slightly uneven concrete in my garage) with only 2700w in a garage that is colder this time of the year. I actually had a 10g batch (12g in the kettle) try to boil over on me (bubbles coming out the vent) at 3500w the first time I used the domed lid. :rockin:

 

[Siberian]

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[gtmaus]

Lot of real nice setups in here. I love seeing the different varieties of brew systems.

That's a real nice set up
Very Purdy !!

What were your plans for the PID controller ?

Thx
Steve

My control box operates my pump, exhaust fan, heating element and PID. The PID in auto mode takes care if mash temps and manual mode controls the boil.

 

[BroStefan]

Siberian...

I can't tell from the photo. Is there some means to run the steam etc caught by the doomed bowl out a window or something? If not what is the function of the bowl / vent hood ?

Cheers

 

[Siberian]

Siberian...

I can't tell from the photo. Is there some means to run the steam etc caught by the doomed bowl out a window or something? If not what is the function of the bowl / vent hood ?

Cheers

It allows me to get to a boil and hold a strong rolling boil with a lot less power. I have enough ventilation on boil off DMS / etc but not so much that I'm wasting energy letting all the steam immediately exit the kettle. 3500w won't keep a rolling boil of 12g of wort in this kettle completely uncovered. With the dome I can keep a strong boil going with just 2700w.

As far as venting, brewing in a garage so I just open the door to let the steam out. I may add a vent when it gets cold this winter.


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[BroStefan]

Ok, thanks. Somehow I missed that you are brewing in the garage.


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[alewhatcuresyou]

here is my newest build. Gas controlled automated BIAB with integrated Hoist.

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Nice setup...I want to do something similar as far as the hoist. looks very useable.

 

[Just-a-sip]

Nice setup...I want to do something similar as far as the hoist. looks very useable.

thanks, its been fun to use.... not to mention fuss free. however im in the middle of going electric with it and since im in a fab shop, I think im building components to make a replica of the BREW EASY. but ill still keep this guy around.

 

[Just-a-sip]

so I have the black stand at the beginning of this thread with the integrated hoist arm.. my question for the group... any of the guys using the traditional BIAB Bags and a pump experiencing issues getting fast enough drainage through the bad to not drain your pot.
my pump seems to pull way to fast regardless how I slow it down on the output and it just turns my BIAB bag into a water balloon and dry's the pot up.

 

[RM-MN]

so I have the black stand at the beginning of this thread with the integrated hoist arm.. my question for the group... any of the guys using the traditional BIAB Bags and a pump experiencing issues getting fast enough drainage through the bad to not drain your pot.
my pump seems to pull way to fast regardless how I slow it down on the output and it just turns my BIAB bag into a water balloon and dry's the pot up.

If you mean using the pump for recirculating, stop. Using the pump to recirlculate clogs up the fine mesh of the bag.

 

[Just-a-sip]

If you mean using the pump for recirculating, stop. Using the pump to recirlculate clogs up the fine mesh of the bag.

that's exactly what I mean... and yes I understand that it clogs the fine mesh, as this is exactly what I said in my post so thanks for playing...

however there are many here that show pumps in use, as there are many that claim to use them... so for THOSE THAT USE THEM... I was wondering the findings.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Several things obviously can cause this, with the information given one could only guess....

1. Crush too fine, bag too fine or both?
2. Pump running too fast

Some have this issue, some don't seem to. I would investigate item 1. With the strainer basket there should be plenty of area for the bag to filter wort, more so than when using a FB.

Good luck solving your issue.


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