Show your BIAB Stand/Set up

[redwing_al]

Anyone care to show off their set up for BIAB? I'm thinking of building a simple and efficient brew stand, maybe with a hoist. I've found a few looking on the interwebs, but not many.

In any case, anyone want to show off their build for a BIAB set up, generate some ideas for us all?

 

[Chant124]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/my-new-high-gravity-biab-system-w-pics-480722/

Works great!

 

[Woodbrews]

See mine here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/woodbrews-electric-biab-build-458991/

It's on a countertop in front of a window for ventilation and I have a small pulley mounted on the ceiling directly above the pot.

- Woodbrews

 

[jpcourtney]

My BIAB Portable Mini Single-tier

Does everything I want it to.

 

[doug293cz]

My rudimentary BIAB setup

Mine is the bottom photo. Not as elegant as jpcourtney's above, but works, and didn't have to build anything. I like having the basket to hold the bag, as I can sparge easily while the bag is suspended in the basket (a little higher than in the photo), and also do hop additions and begin boil while bag is still draining.

Next project is adding sight glass with temp probe along with rercirculation system to allow step mashes. Recirc will solve the problem of non-uniform heating of the mash. Recirc will also speed cooling with an immersion coil and allow whirlpooling.

After that, I want to go electric heating.

Brew on

 

[brettwasbtd]

Thought this was a "show us" thread not a "link us"

 

[ArcLight]

>.Anyone care to show off their set up for BIAB? I'm thinking of building a simple and efficient brew stand, maybe with a hoist. I've found a few looking on the interwebs, but not many.


Search for a game hanger - a portable tripod used for lifting game so you can gut it.

They have them at Walmart or Amazon.

 

[thepudgeman]

The bag is hanging from the middle grab handle of my garage door

 

[Woodbrews]

Thought this was a "show us" thread not a "link us"

LOL. Here you go.

One more pic to show the bag and pulley (courtesy of Wilserbrewer).

 

[ram5ey]

Since I'm in an apt I Mash in a Bag. I have a range hood that is in the way of the hoist on the stove, so I just use a cooler and this thing I put together....

 

[djt17]

Mine is a fancy multi-stage setup.
Stage 1 - bring to strike temp, the pails to the left are where I drain the bag, the inner pail has holes.
Stage 2 - mash
Stage 3 - boil, brewing assistant is returning from chasing little furry things!

 

[wilserbrewer]

Not so much of a BIAB set up, but just more of a brewers bench as I like to call it. I use it for both BIAB as well as batch sparging with a cooler MLT. Kettles shown are 24 and 18 gallons. I typically use a 15 gallon kettle for 1/4 keg batches (7.75 gal.)


Wilserbrewer
Http://biabbags.webs.com/

 

[wobdee]

I brew 2.5 gal batches with this. 8 gal mega pot, 3500w induction burner and a 400 micron s/s mesh basket. I just purchased the cart from IKEA and modified the legs to get the right height.

 

[1MadScientist]

6/28/2013 by Mad Scientist Brewhaus, on Flickr

 

[WorkBoots09]

1MadScientist, what size thermometer probe do you have on your keggle? I went for the 6" probe, and it gets in the way so much throughout the brew day! The wort chiller doesn't go all the way in, the bag sometimes wraps around it, it's just a PITA. Do you have these troubles as well? Or do you have the 2" probe?

 

[1MadScientist]

A couple of things here, WB.

I have a short probe and I use a potato masher instead of a paddle. The bag doesn't get twisted as a result.

7/12/2013 by Mad Scientist Brewhaus, on Flickr

6/28/2013 by Mad Scientist Brewhaus, on Flickr

 

[WorkBoots09]

Wow, great looking setup. Thanks for the reply!

 

[Rphcpa]

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[Just-a-sip]

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

 

[squash1978]

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[Kmcogar]

I brew 2.5 gal batches with this. 8 gal mega pot, 3500w induction burner and a 400 micron s/s mesh basket. I just purchased the cart from IKEA and modified the legs to get the right height.

Where did you get your induction burner and mesh basket? Seems like this could be a good upgrade for me.

 

[wobdee]

Where did you get your induction burner and mesh basket? Seems like this could be a good upgrade for me.

Got the burner from Amazon for $179/and the basket from Arborfab.com.

 

[Kmcogar]

Got the burner from Amazon for $179/and the basket from Arborfab.com.

Thanks! What size batches do you do with this?

 

[wobdee]

Thanks! What size batches do you do with this?

I brew 2.5 gal batches but have done a few 5 gal brews.

 

[Beernik]

Maiden voyage of my BIAB keggle.

This has been my smoothest brewday in quite a while. This picture is of me "mashing out".

 

[Beernik]

Aside from panicking at the possibility that the compressor on my freezer died no brewday drama on the maidan voyage of my keggle BIAB. Turned out to just be a cycling problem.

I got something weird happening with volume losses. And maybe I should double mill to deal with the 66% efficiency . But I can deal with both of those.

 

[WorkBoots09]

Here's my garage suspended BIAB setup. This photo doesn't show it, but I use wilserbrewers ratchet pulley now for the mash and sparge.

One of these days I'll get a better insulation jacket made, but 4 or 5 towels work just fine!


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[wvdad]

Here is my setup in a small brew shed.

 

[DrHops]

Here's mine. A 15 gallon electric brew kettle on a rolling stand that I keep in my garage. I have a 30 plate Duda diesel plate chiller and one of the mini topsflo pumps. It works fantastic! From set up to final breakdown with the beer in the fermenter and everything cleaned and sanitized is 4 hours for a 5 gallon batch.


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[thaymond]

I use a 10 gallon brew kettle, king cooker burner, and a homemade BIAB bag sewn by the missus. I started using a homemade stir plate, and double-milled using my ugly Corona mill. I chill using a homemade immersion chiller. Since this pic, I've also added a zapap batch sparge, and of course I squeeze my bag. This was taken just prior to dough in on the mash for Dead Ringer.

 

[geoffm33]

Avantco 3500W induction burner and a 44 QT Bayou Classic.

Still need to mount a pulley, I hoist out by hand and let it rest in a strainer over a smaller pot.

 

[Twang]

Avantco 3500W induction burner and a 44 QT Bayou Classic.

Still need to mount a pulley, I hoist out by hand and let it rest in a strainer over a smaller pot.

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Where is this cart from?


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[geoffm33]

Where is this cart from?


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This one here from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ES5TL0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[copper2hopper]

Just bought these at Home Depot for $11.68 to set up my pulley rig. I have rope at home to use and plan on finding a stud in the ceiling and mounting it there

 

[StarrHill]

Avantco 3500W induction burner and a 44 QT Bayou Classic.

Still need to mount a pulley, I hoist out by hand and let it rest in a strainer over a smaller pot.

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What's your time to strike/boil with that setup?

 

[wilserbrewer]

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Just bought these at Home Depot for $11.68 to set up my pulley rig. I have rope at home to use and plan on finding a stud in the ceiling and mounting it there

Good looking pulley stuff, but if at all possible try and source a ratchet pulley with a lock mechanism, much easier and safer as the bag cannot rb accidentally lowered.


Wilserbrewer
Http://biabbags.webs.com/

 

[copper2hopper]

Was totally looking into that system but this was cheaper and I got it rigged up to where I can anchor it off on a hook on my wall there.

 

[Footscray_Pride]

Avantco 3500W induction burner and a 44 QT Bayou Classic.

Still need to mount a pulley, I hoist out by hand and let it rest in a strainer over a smaller pot.

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What type of insulation are you using on your kettle?

 

[RickS]

That insulation is called Reflectix.

 

[copper2hopper]

That insulation is called Reflectix.

Which is available at Home Depot. I just picked up a roll of it today (2'x25') for $24 bucks. Not bad.