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While not part of the "microbrew scene," I miss Summit Extra Pale Ale from my Minnesota days, a regional beer available all over that cold, frigid state.

My first cider had no airlock activity and turned out great. My first beer had no airlock activity and turned out just fine. I think I got better at affixing the bucket lids because everything I have fermented since then has had airlock activity.

After following everyone's instructions with the yeast, and brewing the partial mash last night (Sunday), I woke up this morning and the airlock was going crazy! Thanks!

I did the above (diluted to exactly 1.040), am shaking periodically, and have replaced the airlock with some loose foil. I'm going to give it some time and test the gravity again. Any gravity range I should shoot for? Also, do I still need to decant the top, and use what is in the bottom...

Thanks for the responses. It's at 1.055 right now. I didn't realize to shoot for 10:1/1.040 - I must have either gotten bogus information online or done the metric conversion inaccurately.

As a beginner, this is my first yeast starter, but from what I have read, it will improve the taste of the beer, so I decided to not be lazy and put one together for my first attempt at a partial mash. On Thursday night, I boiled 1 cup of LME with 7 cups of water for ten minutes, funneled it...