Gotta love German engineering

[alan_marks]

Hmmm, so if you wanted to brew higher gravity beers, couldn't you either:
a. increase the mash ratio or
b. increase the boil time?

Just because its stated volume is 5 gallons doesn't stop you from brewing a smaller volume.

[Thirsty Boy]

and even better John is sceduled to have the 200l in the shop in Jan some time.

So is the braumiester just BIAB with out a sewing machine?

Actually, the opposite. BIAB is the Braumeister without the stainless and the pumps. BIAB actually evolved from an online discussion about how to build at home and on the cheap, a single vessel brewery like the braumeister.