Not that that particular bag wouldn't have worked, but there was no kettle on the premises with the same dimensions as that first stab prototype bag. I've been married 33 years so I get the vocal tone thing really quick. She was very accommodating until I began to speak. Well, I didn't make it because I don't know how to use a sewing machine and the bag looked really too big for the time I imagined it would take to sew. So I begged my wife to help me make the first bag - and she did - and it was good / not good. The hardest part of the BIAB process was finding a good bag. I've never considered any other method of brewing because BIAB works, simple as that. It was a Kolsch and it cost $21.00 all in for five gallons. So 29 extract kits and 18 months later, I recorded my first Brew In A Bag session. It was worth doing after all, and with a kit, if you follow the simple directions, you really can't go wrong. It turned out OK, drinkable, not bad, really. That first one was a Bavarian Hefeweizen, mostly because my wife likes that style, and I was working the plan towards mutual happiness. On FebruI bought my first extract kit and gave it a whirl. When I started brewing a few years ago, I did what most folks do - I watched, asked, and watched some more. What began as a simple problem ended with a great product that has already been used by many brewers with positive results - and re-orders!
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