IowaBrewMan
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So I went over to my grandma's house today and she was asking me about my latest homebrew. She then proceeded to tell me about how her dad use to brew beer back in the depression era. She actually gave me the thermometer that he use to use on his batches. I'm pretty pumped she was able to find that. I was hoping she knew a little bit about his beer because i thought it would be cool to try to create a batch that i think would resemble what he brew. She couldn't remember anything other then it was a always a very light malt. I assume it was just a light pilsner. What do you guys think? also she said that he use to brew it in a big 10 gallon tub and store it behind the stove with just a towel over the top so nothing would get in it. Is it possible to ferment beer without an airlock or do you think she is just remembering it wrong?