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UPDATE: Took a reading about 2 weeks ago, was at 1.08. Stopped bubbling a few days ago, successfully bottled and expecting to open them for the holidays! P.S. I tried some of the leftover and it was STRONG(and tasty)! The juice was very sweet before brewing, so I think the high sugar content...

UPDATE: @Falstaff @Chalkyt Thank you guys, it sounds like I need to do some readings to really get into brewing and avoid guess work. I will get a gravity meter sometime this week. In the meantime, the bubbling is down to 1 a minute finally! Smell is still pleasantly sour and bubbling has...

ah! So lets say I take a reading and its ready. If its still bubbling isn't there a chance it explodes when I bottle it?

I did not and I'm hesitant to try since its my first brew. I figure I'll just wait it out until the bubbles slow down.

Makes sense! I was a little concerned about the smell and the look of the film, but I guess its safe where it is until its ready! :thumbsup:

Hello all, So I started my first brew about a month ago. I used apples from my apple tree that produced some really sweet and large fruits this year. I used a juicer to extract the juice and then I strained some of the fiber out with a mesh colander. I used a brewing kit that came with...