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[Verb77]

My latest brew has been going for almost a week now. Last night it was about 2 minutes apart between bubbles in the air lock. This morning it was down to about 3 – 4 minutes apart.

My question is: How far apart should the bubbles be in the air lock when it is complete and after completion how long do I have before I have to bottle it. :pray:

The reason I’m asking as today is Thursday morning and I wasn’t planning on bottling my beer until Saturday morning. Would this be okay or are there some issues I’m not thinking about?????

Thanks
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[Sean_Mc]

Verb you can't really go by bubbles passing through the airlock, you really need to get hydrometer readings to determine whether its finished.

 

Verb you can't really go by bubbles passing through the airlock, you really need to get hydrometer readings to determine whether its finished.

Sean is quite correct!
I do however use the bubble rate as well.
When it gets to around 3mins, I transfer to the keg to allow the last bit of ferment to pressurise it.
As long as you keep it under a trap, there is no urgency to bottle!

 

[artyb]

i give all my lager/beer/cider brews, a month in the fv from start to finish usually, and ive had no problems just keep it sealed.... :thumb:

 

[Verb77]

Thank you all. This is the first time I've used an air lock as a guide, I normally just use a brew bucket and hydrometer so was just after some further info. I will look to take a hydrometer reading on Saturday morning before bottling to make sure it is ready.

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