and Hello to everyone on THBF...

[Old Firkin]

Hello from South Glasgow... Been AG-ing for a few years now with my 3 vessel setup, so thought I'd sign up... Work schedules prevent me from firing up the kit atm, but BIAB keeps me well supplied. Never really took to kit's, but I've heard they have improved a lot when I first tried a few in the mid 80's. Can't see me buying one in the future, I can still make it a lot cheaper with grain...

Nice community you have here, see you around... :thumb:

 

[Mark1964]

Thanks beer has improved alot i did kits in the 80s too and went straight into grain a year ago. We have the same 3 vessel set up and make some nice ale. Welcome to the forum :thumb:

 

[Moley]

Welcome to the forum :

Kits have improved tremendously over anything which we were brewing in the 70s and 80s, but it's all relative. Once you go to grain I don't think you can ever go back, unless out of desperation. I've only brewed one premium kit since I went AG in May '09, nearly threw it down the sink at 3 months, drank it at 5-6 months but will never make another.

Each to their own though, they are quick and convenient. Wife's work schedule prevents me from firing up the kit atm because she hasn't worked a full shift at a weekend for a while and I have to be finished, cleared away and most of the stink gone by the time she gets home.

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Welcome to the forum. :drink:

 

[rich27500]

Just wondering Old Firkin, if you BIAB what's the advantage of also having a 3v system? I'm making lovely beers with BIAB and can't imagine needing to have more kit.

 

[shocker]

Yes , thats a good debate , I am trying BIAB for the first time today . And welcome to the forum mate ! :

 

[31bb3]

Welcome to the forum :

 

[abeyptfc]

welcome to the forum. whereabouts in glasgow are you from?

 

[Old Firkin]

Just wondering Old Firkin, if you BIAB what's the advantage of also having a 3v system? I'm making lovely beers with BIAB and can't imagine needing to have more kit.

I had my 3V system before I had the Mrs make me a voile bag a couple of years ago. The only advantage to BIAB, IMO, is speed, but like all brewers, I like to tinkle with the kit, then there's the vanity side when my friends come round on a brew-day, it just looks the partl... I still get the same quality and quantity from my AG's from the BIAB method and would never discount it. I can brew a 24L batch, start to finish in about 4 hrs, a real time saver for me. I used to use my own spreadsheet to store brewing logs and recipes, but now I use Beersmith 2, at $27.95 for this great program, it really is a small price to pay...
I do have one great advantage though, a wife who loves beer and the smell of cooking hops... Now I'll drink to that... :drink:

welcome to the forum. whereabouts in glasgow are you from?

I was born in Partick but moved when I was in my teens to EK with my parents. Later I worked in Germany/Ukraine for a few years, returned home and bought a place in Strathhaven. But I'm a Glaswegian first and foremost...

In the past I tried to stay clear of forums/blogs and such, again due to work schedules and time constraints, but now I've got to a place where its time to sink into the chair with a cool beer and let the world speed along. My wife and I still work though, I'm only 52, but not as fervently.

Thanks for having me guys, I have read the rules and will try my best not to flame them... :

 

[abeyptfc]

Just wondering Old Firkin, if you BIAB what's the advantage of also having a 3v system? I'm making lovely beers with BIAB and can't imagine needing to have more kit.

I had my 3V system before I had the Mrs make me a voile bag a couple of years ago. The only advantage to BIAB, IMO, is speed, but like all brewers, I like to tinkle with the kit, then there's the vanity side when my friends come round on a brew-day, it just looks the partl... I still get the same quality and quantity from my AG's from the BIAB method and would never discount it. I can brew a 24L batch, start to finish in about 4 hrs, a real time saver for me. I used to use my own spreadsheet to store brewing logs and recipes, but now I use Beersmith 2, at $27.95 for this great program, it really is a small price to pay...
I do have one great advantage though, a wife who loves beer and the smell of cooking hops... Now I'll drink to that... :drink:

welcome to the forum. whereabouts in glasgow are you from?

I was born in Partick but moved when I was in my teens to EK with my parents. Later I worked in Germany/Ukraine for a few years, returned home and bought a place in Strathhaven. But I'm a Glaswegian first and foremost...

In the past I tried to stay clear of forums/blogs and such, again due to work schedules and time constraints, but now I've got to a place where its time to sink into the chair with a cool beer and let the world speed along. My wife and I still work though, I'm only 52, but not as fervently.

Thanks for having me guys, I have read the rules and will try my best not to flame them... :

born in partick? you must be one of the hundreds of thousands of thistle fans in hiding!

 

[Old Firkin]

born in partick? you must be one of the hundreds of thousands of thistle fans in hiding!

Yeah,,, still ware the mask when I walk down the Garscube Road... :lol:

 

[shocker]

Masks and football ? A combination that brings back terrifying Millwall memories from the 70s......shudder,tremble,shudder :? :cry: