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Well here's the update. It has been 3 weeks since bottling and no bombs yet. I turned une upside down and saw some bubbles inside so I guess the cranberry as a primer is working at least somewhat. I'll probably crack one open soon to try it.

PS guys, I decided to bulk prime with the extra can of cranberry concentrate after thawing. It actually has nearly the exact same glucose-fructose amount as 3/4 cups of corn sugar from what I read (150 grams).

I've heard bubbling is not a good indicator, but I think with the other evidence (no change in specific gravity over a week) it makes sense to believe it is over. So tonight I bottled it. Put in plastic container in case of blow outs and will keep an eye on it. It has been in the fermenter for...

Right, mine has the table on it so it's pretty easy to get that. I think I just have to subtract the final value from the starting one but I haven't really done it since the early 1990's.

Yes pretty slow last time I checked. About once every 85 seconds. Thanks!

@rushpapers do those nutrition label pics help with anything?

I always spray the hydrometer with Starsan solution before it goes in, then only handle the tip and pull it back out before anything from my hands could spread. Of course I sanitize my hands beforehand too.

I was hoping for that, thanks for the extra assurance.

Sorry, here it is in 2 parts because it is hard to see in one shot due to the curve of the can. This is my extra can I didn't use, the other one is long gone in the garbage. Can is 295 ml so you need to multiply amounts by 4.68.

Thanks. I always wondered about those dipping containers. Wouldn't the container used to retrieve the sample pose just as much risk? I'll buy one next time I'm at the store though. I actually have a valve at the bottom of my SS Brew Bucket so it will be no risk to do that now.

Glucose-fructose, some fruit juices and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).

Okay that helps to know, thanks. Although it's such a small amount as it is last on the ingredients list, I wonder if it makes much difference. Still could be a contributor at 1.65.

Hydrometer.

Didn't taste it before or after. I guess I'm just waiting to see if I have a cranberry taste at all. I have read other people saying they'd do at least 3 cans to get a good flavor, so I figure I'm safe with only 1 or 2. However, my guess would be that it would not be a whole lot sweeter as the...

Okay thanks Marc1, that helps. I already have 3 days the same so I will wait for 4 to 7 more for sure, then bulk prime with 3/4 cup of corn sugar as usual. Do you think I should push my luck and throw another can of the concentrate in and see how much it raises the gravity? That might give me...

Thanks for getting back to me. No, it's just glucose-fructose, some fruit juices and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). And it did pick up fermenting pace for a couple of days after the concentrate was added, if the bubbles in the airlock can be trusted. That would have been day 8 to day 10 or 11.

Hi everyone, I am brewing some Cooper's Canadian Blonde with about 1.25 KG (2.8 lbs) of that clear (fructose? Glucose? Dextrose?) extract they sell in place of corn sugar at brew shops. After boiling I got the temperature down to the range needed, 70 - 74F where it remained for the first week...