The original BIAB. Early 1990's memory

[troutman35]

The year was 1992. My friend's wife bought him a homebrewing kit from a department store. It was a bag with extract and yeast that we filled with water, stuck in a closet, had a built in tap, and that we may have added sugar to after a week or so. A few weeks later, we hung the bag from a nail in a tree and proceeded to get drink in its entirety. We convinced ourselves it was great, and so began my journey.

Does anyone else remember these kits?

 

[gspot]

No way! That is EXACTLY how I began and in the same year, too. My wife bought it for me, also. I think it was for my birthday. I remember doing a lot of convincing myself it was good. Flat as could be, iirc

 

[MaryB]

No I started in the 80's with the crappy extract available then. Took us 3 months to go all grain so we had better control over flavor. Local brewery would sell us bulk grain and that helped out. We mail ordered specialty malts/yeast and also got yeast from the brewery if we were doing a lager. Weren't a whole lot of choices back then...

 

[troutman35]

Ha! Just found a similar kit on Amazon. Just add 25 pints of water and the included "moondust" and enjoy 2 weeks later in the comfort of your home.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KCPFN5K/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Yeastieboy]

Those look awesome! And here I am spending thousands on a brewing rig like a sucker!