Brewed quite a few kits and typically drop the hydrometer in after 8-10 days, when the airlock has stopped bubbling. Some go on a bit longer, 15 days was the longest.
Put a Coopers Stout on last Sun (a kit I've done before, 10 days last time) and noticed no airlock activity when I got home tonight, so measured it: 1040 to a good 1010 (maybe 1008, hard to read) in 5 days Surprised it finished so quick, although I guess the place it's located is at an ideal temperature (around 20c) due to the time of year.
The hydrometer reading seems like good news, will this be OK? Brewed it with 1kG Beer Enhancer. Might leave it another day or two just to see, but the top of the beer is clear and it looks like the yeast is dropping down to the bottom of the bucket :thumb:
Put a Coopers Stout on last Sun (a kit I've done before, 10 days last time) and noticed no airlock activity when I got home tonight, so measured it: 1040 to a good 1010 (maybe 1008, hard to read) in 5 days Surprised it finished so quick, although I guess the place it's located is at an ideal temperature (around 20c) due to the time of year.
The hydrometer reading seems like good news, will this be OK? Brewed it with 1kG Beer Enhancer. Might leave it another day or two just to see, but the top of the beer is clear and it looks like the yeast is dropping down to the bottom of the bucket :thumb: