hi all posted my first message yesterday and got some really good tips and help ,in my first message i wrote about me being a fist time brewer and the the problems i ran into with my coopers micro brewery and real ale kit ,,i had an air leak and my airlock wasnt bubbling ,but my brew was still fermenting ,i also stupidly dropped some water from my airlock into my brew when i took my first hydrometer reading ,i was also worried about my brews fermentation as it looked as if the foam on top of my brew had dropped to almost nothing and the hydromeater reading looked as if it stopped at 1020 on day 9,but as i said i got some help and all should be ok ,,my only question now is, i was told in one of my replies that i should keep my brew sitting for at least 3 weeks ,,can i do this with an air leak ,??? i have also keep checking my hydrometer reading and it seems to be dropping slowly but i have been checking the smell and taste ,,the smell is really nice but the taste is quite bitter ,,,so will the bitter taste go away if i leave the brew sitting for the 3 weeks ?????? any help on this would be really appreciated ,,thanksa lot people .....peace out