help please ginger beer

[frickindrink]

i only started my ginger beer on thursday and its now monday morning my sg was 1.050 and this morning my reading was 0.998 is this not a bit quick to drop this low !!!!!! help :wha:

 

[Samarith]

Not really, yeast has a mind of its own. If the temperature and nutrients are right then a drop like this is not that unusual.

Smile, Silenus has granted you his favour. :thumb:

 

[frickindrink]

how long should i leave it :wha:

 

[Samarith]

I'd wait until the bubbles stop and its reasonably clear before priming and bottling.

It's hard to predict exactly how low an SG is possible without letting atleast one brew run the full course. Bottle too early and you're asking for trouble, if you let the ferment finish naturally then prime with 1tsp of sugar per litre then you know its unlikely to explode. :whistle: