Hello everyone.
What a great (old) thread. - i've been reading through every comment in this thread.
This is my second time homebrewing.
First time was the standard "1,75 kg Bulldog Beer IPA Kit", which was a great success. The beer came out really good, and i experienced absolutely no problems underway in the process.. The only "downside" to the beer, was that i didnt think it was really comparable to other ipa's, in terms of level of hoppyness.
Therefore i recently ended up buying this evil dog double ipa.
I started the process april 11 at a little past 8 in the afternoon, instead of 23L, i filled the fermenter up to 24L, in hopes that it would lower the final products alcohol content a bit, without watering down the taste too much. The next morning, the airlock was already bubbling, and over the next couple of days, the bubbling intensified. unfortunately, on day 1, i dropped my hydrometer on the floor, which led to alot of glass and metal balls all over my floor.. because of this, i was not able to take a OG reading, and i wont be able to take a FG reading either. Anyways, im going to describe how the fermenter has been bubbling, although im aware that its not the best way to judge the brewing process.
around day 3-4, the airlock bubbled around once every 5-10 seconds. now, im on day 11, and the bubbling has slowed down significantly.. 9 days into the ferment, i timed the time between bubbles in the airlock, and it bubbled around every 2mins and 15 seconds, whereas today, 11 days into the ferment, it takes around 10 mins for bubbling action. judging by other comments on this thread, i see that this generally takes around 3 weeks to ferment completely for most people, instead of the 7-10 days in the instructions. I have a feeling that my fermentation has been a bit quicker then most other people here, since the fermenter has been at a constant 23-24C, instead of "normal" room temperature, which is around 20C. Therefore, my plan is to add the hops in a couple of days, maybe on day 14, then i plan on leaving the hops for around 2 days, and then finally, bottling on day 16/17.. i have both 330ml and 500ml bottles. My plan in to add 1 coopers drop to each bottle, regardless which size (330 or 500ml), and store the bottles in another room at around 20C. I hope there wont be any bottle bombs lol.
Anyway, i intend on taking one of the bottles from the storage room after a week has passed, putting it in the fridge, and then have a taste. I will make an update once i reach that milestone.
) Great kit, much prefer the full liquid malt rather than using dry ingredients, and finishing hops included is awesome too. Got a OG of 1060, looks like it will ferment under 1010 judging by the comments so should get 7%+. I brewed yesterday at 12:00 and it's bubbling away this morning. I have mine in the kitchen though so it's about 22-23°. Will be adding hops near the end and kegging (well pressure barrelling). 
