The Malt Miller | A Beginners Guide to Brew in a Bag All Grain Brewing

In this video we will teach you how to get started brewing all grain beer at home using the brew in a bag method (BIAB). Rob and Martin will talk you through the process from mashing your grains through to boiling and chilling methods.

Don't forget, you can read more information over on our blog posts and ensure you check out our website for everything you need to get started with all grain brewing.

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[hedgerowpete]

The biggest problem by far with all the YT brew channels is the simple fact that they all want you to spend £1000's on kit. No one ever does BIAB and SMASH brews anymore. If its not a million quid its below their level. I love the way we can buy pre design recipes on your site and get the ingrediants delivered presorted. Brilliant video many thanks. Home brew is only for white middle aged men with £5000 budgets. We need far more beginners with small budgets videos

[ArthurPopeye]

You guys are the Amazon of beer homebrewing. You are killing it.

[Canalcoholic]

Hi guys, found the channel thanks to the YouTube mention in your latest newsletter, and I am pleased to see some basic information for people on a limited budget.

I originally learned the 3-vessel mash/sparge/boil method, but then took what many might regard as a step backwards to brewing in a bag, because I couldn’t be doing with all the faffing around and wanted to simplify the process.

Brewing on a domestic hob might be possible if you have an extractor hood, are single or have a very understanding partner. My wife objected to a house full of condensation and the ‘stink’ of boiling hops. So now I brew outdoors in a 50 litre pot on an industrial propane burner.

My whole set-up cost less than a hundred quid, and my American Pale hop monsters have still won prizes.

Keep up the good work. And Rob, you might remember me as Moley.

[James-sfbb]

Absolutely smashing videos fellas.
This will help a lot of people getting into the basics of all grain brewing. Show casing the fact, you don’t need all this special equipment. A trip down memory lane, i brewed some fantastic beer using this method 👍🏻 top work

[benjijohns]

Awesome video! You guys are my gateway into all grain! ❤

[TheBruSho]

Excellent guide! Big BIAB fan here, love the easy brew day and cleanup!

[HoverdogBrewery]

Good vid for people who are scared to go from extract to all grain (I did a similar video years ago showing you don't need fancy equipment to make good beer). I still use my induction plate for sparge water. One of my friends said she puts her mashtun pot in the oven at 60c for an hour which I thought was a pretty clever solution. Of course these days I mainly use my Brew Monk bought from the Malt Miller.

[danjones]

The fine crushed bags you guys sell makes this whole process nice and clean too.

[GraveysBrewery]

I love BIAB for the exact reasons you showed, no matter your batch size, you don't always need masses of equipment to make tasty beers from scratch. When it comes to brewing, I too live by that phrase of "brewing is as easy or as diffcult as you make it"

Great video and great tips. Cheers 🍺

[jay]

Get guide, been researching home brewing for a while now, and this is definitely the method I'm trying first, thank you.

[Danny-ibew]

Absolutely cracking video, lads. I've got my first batch of mead on, and have today ordered my first sets of beer ingredients.

I unfortunately ordered before I heard about your company, but I've subscribed and book marked your site so I can buy from you in the future. Really helpful video

[Twopan]

Helpful video thanks. Still a bit scary to try this, but will have a go.

[freshlyfermented]

Great Beginners Guide!!! Clear and straight to the point! Would definitely love to collaborate together sometime! 😁

[AndrewBenham]

Good video. I'm about to take the leap from extract and this looks like a good step up. One question though, you said you can do it with a stock pot but then used something with a tap. Is it possible to use a stock pot, pit the hops in a bag during the boil and then pour the contents directly into the fermenter? I suppose given the batch size the main issue might be the weight of the pot?

[anthonyrogers]

I've been doing BIAB for a few years now and love it but considering upgrading to a Grainfather type system. Have you (or any other viewers) ever done a straight comparison with the exact same recipe and ingedients to see if the expensive kit actually makes any difference?

[skeltaskib]

Can you use another (2nd) bag for the hop additions/boil part?

[fleshboundtobone]

Is that a buffalo induction hob? Which wattage is required for the batch size you are doing here?

[chris_private]

Any thoughts on the safety of pouring boiling wort into plastic buckets? I usually leave it overnight in the kettle to cool instead, so am curious about this method. Thanks!

[carlspark]

How much extract will I be looking at, losing doing BIAB compared to all grain due to not sparging?

[belfastchild]

Great video guys... BIAB is deffo my next step up as I'm only doing kits. I got my 1st keg & tap set up 6 weeks ago, and ordered a Fermzilla Allrounder for santa.
Do you re use the bag or is it a new bag for each batch?