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Legal Disclaimer

The Short Version

This site contains my opinions, methods, judgments, experiments, technical observations, and a fair amount of blunt language.

If that bothers you, this may not be your site.

If you use ideas, processes, recipes, workflows, sourcing decisions, labeling language, or brewing methods from this site, you are responsible for your own decisions. Not me. Not this site. Not anybody reading along from the cheap seats.

This site is here to share hard-earned knowledge, not to babysit every possible use of it.

What This Site Is

This site is an educational and technical resource based on my experience, judgment, research, experimentation, and opinion.

  • It is not a government publication
  • It is not a certification body
  • It is not a medical service
  • It is not legal advice
  • It is not regulatory approval
  • It is not a substitute for doing your own homework

I call things the way I see them. Sometimes strongly. That does not magically turn this site into professional advice tailored to your situation.

Opinions Mean Opinions

A lot of what is on this site is opinionated on purpose.

When I draw a hard line between truly gluten-free beer and gluten-reduced beer, that is how I define and discuss the category on this site. When I say certain ingredients are out, that is the standard I am using here. When I call something sloppy, misleading, weak, or bullshit, that is my judgment.

You are free to disagree.

You are not free to pretend my opinions are a warranty, a legal opinion, a medical opinion, or a regulatory ruling.

Not Medical Advice

Nothing on this site is medical advice.

Nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. Nothing here is a promise about what any person can safely eat or drink.

If you have celiac disease, a wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or any other health issue, talk to a qualified medical professional who actually handles that kind of thing.

Do not treat a brewing site like your doctor. That would be dumb.

Nothing on this site is legal advice, compliance advice, labeling approval, or regulatory clearance.

Food, beverage, alcohol, labeling, manufacturing, and advertising rules vary by country, state, province, locality, and agency. They also change. Sometimes for good reasons. Sometimes because bureaucracy is a lifestyle.

You are responsible for checking the laws, rules, labeling requirements, claims standards, production requirements, tax rules, and compliance obligations that apply to your situation.

If you need legal or regulatory advice, hire a lawyer or qualified compliance professional. That is their job.

Use at Your Own Risk

If you use anything from this site, you do so at your own risk.

That includes recipes, ingredient choices, grain handling, malting methods, brewing processes, fermentation guidance, storage practices, contamination controls, equipment choices, testing approaches, sanitation steps, sourcing decisions, and labeling ideas.

Brewing and food production involve real-world risks. Those risks can include product failure, contamination, spoilage, equipment damage, financial loss, regulatory problems, and health consequences.

You are responsible for what you make, what you sell, what you claim, what you label, and what you put in front of other human beings.

No Warranties

This site and its contents are provided as is and as available, with no warranties of any kind, express or implied.

That means I am not promising:

  • that everything is complete
  • that everything is current
  • that everything is error-free
  • that every method will work for you
  • that every ingredient source will behave the same way
  • that every interpretation will match your regulator’s interpretation
  • that every page will make everybody happy

If something here helps you, great. If something here makes you think harder, also great. If you treat it like a guarantee, that is on you.

Definitions Used on This Site

This site uses its own working definitions, distinctions, and category boundaries so the technical discussion stays clear.

That includes how I use terms like:

  • gluten-free beer
  • truly gluten-free beer
  • gluten-reduced beer
  • contamination
  • safe ingredient systems
  • brewing grains

Those definitions reflect my framework for this site. They are not a promise that every regulator, brewery, trade group, lab, lawyer, doctor, or internet loudmouth uses the same definitions.

This site may link to other websites, articles, vendors, tools, organizations, or references.

A link does not mean I endorse everything on that site. It does not mean I control it. It does not mean they will not change it, break it, ruin it, or post something stupid later.

Follow outside links at your own discretion.

Trademarks and Third-Party Rights

Any third-party product names, company names, brand names, or trademarks mentioned on this site belong to their respective owners.

Using a name for reference, commentary, criticism, comparison, or discussion does not mean I own it, represent it, or am affiliated with it unless I say so clearly.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, I am not liable for any loss, damage, claim, injury, cost, or liability arising out of or related to your use of this site or your reliance on anything on it.

That includes direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, and other damages, including but not limited to product loss, business loss, lost profits, downtime, recall costs, compliance costs, labeling problems, contamination issues, or other expensive ways a project can go sideways.

If you take something from this site and use it badly, that is not my tab.

If You Do Not Agree

If you do not agree with this disclaimer, do not use the site.

You are welcome to close the tab, move on with your life, and seek gentler company elsewhere.

Contact

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