Testy

Not much to do over the last couple of days other than wait while the brew does its thing. The bubbling has stopped now. The smell also seems to have gone away (which is good news for the washing drying on the rack.) Bit of a worry that the thermometer is showing a temperature of 19 degrees celcius though. That is only JUST withing acceptable brewing temperature. So much for the hot weather we had been having.

Key reason for today's update is that it has now been five days since I first put the brew on so according to the instructions it may well be ready for bottling. Only one way to find that out though and that is some more science. Break out the hydrometer and see what numbers it gives me. This time the numbers have changed (which I assume is good). This time we have 112, 37 and 2.5%. According to my instructions I should be looking for a ready of between 1.010 and 1.012. I really do need to learn how to ready that hydrometer...