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I’ve never heard of a refractometer!

This is the one I bought, and it’s served me well§: https://brew2bottle.co.uk/products/stationary-50-bottle-drainer

Well it took until Saturday for the brew to settle at 1.005 on the hydrometer, so I bottled it today. I don’t know what I’d do without the bottle tree when I’m washing and sterilising the bottles. I have never known a beer to take so long to brew, especially given I used a brew belt to keep the...

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The latest update is that the brew is still bubbling away and the hydrometer is now reading 1.008, so it’s getting close to the suggested 1.005. I am beginning to think I should have waited a while longer before adding the hops, as Graz suggested, but we’ll just have to see how it (eventually)...

I think I may go down that route sometime in the future. I’m just going to leave this one until probably Monday or Tuesday before taking another hydrometer reading. I’ll go from there.

I’m using a brew belt and it’s been stable at 22 degrees since it started.

Update…..its started bubbling once again! I’ve never known a brew like this!

It’s now been 8 days on. The brew bubbled away through the airlock until last night, when it stopped, but the hydrometer is still reading 1010. Should I leave a few more days again? The instructions do advise that it should be nearer to 1005 before bottling.

Bored

Conger

Dundee

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