when to bottle

[burpee]

I dont have no way of testing the beer till i get hydrometer i think it called. my framboos has been in fermenting bin for 3 days and bubbling nicely every few seconds, how can i tell when to bottle

 

[nuggitmv]

give it 7 days by then it will have slowed down to about every 60 sec :thumb:

 

[klaus]

In the past I have done many kit brews and just played it by sight, i.e. by day 10 generally visible activity will have ceased with the surface clearing, then I bottled - never had any problems. With the small quantities we brew we don't need to be too scientific. Common sense and good sanitation is most important.

 

[Banksy]

I have too many hydrometers. I can post you one at a bargain price if you fancy.

 

[graysalchemy]

I always leave it the FV for at least a week until I have a constant FG (in my case usually 1015), then drop it into a clean sanitised FV for a few more days at the same fermentation temp this allows the yeast to clean up after it self. Then I leave it somewhere cooler to drop clear. Once the beer is bright I bottle it.

 

[burpee]

ok thanks for the info. fermentation seems to be slowing so will leave a week and see whats happening