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Sad news to San Francisco Bay Area Brewers...if you don't know already. http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/2013/09/27/goodbye-homebrewing-legend-rip-griz

RIP Griz...homebrew legend... http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/2013/09/27/goodbye-homebrewing-legend-rip-griz

Airlocks are an important tool to (1) prevent contamination from undesired microorganisms, (2) to reduce oxidation (oxidized beer tastes stale at least, some say like cardboard or worse). Further yet, (3) airlocks are useful as a gauge that allows you to measure how much fermentation is taking...

I agree with with what Glynn said about doing a partial mash. Not sure if you have a brew supply store near you, but if the kits come with grains, they are the first thing to spoil; grains will go rancid relatively quickly after they are crushed. I don't have much kit experience, but I've had...

Thanks all, for the tips and encouragement to stick with it. Also, I took a sample down to the local brewstore for the master brewer to try and was further encouraged when he said it "Tastes fine, nothing wrong with it...actually tastes pretty good." So, lesson learned for me is to not judge a...

Well, Maybe it wasn't quite into the 80's, but at least close for the first couple days with the still warm wort and metabolic activity of the yeast, plus we live upstairs (Inner Sunset - and it's been much more sunny than usual)

Thanks for your help Yooper and Bill. :mug: To Bill: So would you suggest leaving it in the primary? (Or rack to secondary as the recipe suggests?)

Hello fellow beermakers!! I have been collecting great info from this site and finally have something worth posting. Perhaps your experience can help me. I am working on an IPA that I think is beyond repair but I want to know your diagnosis on whether I should continue to rack, bottle, etc...