Bubbling every 30 - 45 seconds

Northern Brewers Nut Brown ale. Brewed on Saturday. Today is Wednesday. 4 full days in the primary. No kraussen on top. About an inch of yeast on the bottom. Smells just like beer. (my first brew)

Sweet, congrats!

Congrats.

When are you taking an hydrometer reading?
I presume you've ready the when to move from primary sticky.

I guess we all interpret things differently. I interpreted the original post as a concern rather than pride in his work! I thought he was concerned that his brew never had any visible krausen, only sediment on the bottom, and that it is only bubbling every 45 seconds.

In any case, I usually wait until airlock activity is a minute or more between (weak)bubbles. 7 days...10 days? I have left my brew in primary (my first batch ) for 14 days. On that one I missed the krausen; it fell to the bottom before I ever saw it.

We did have a kraussen for 2 full days. It is gone now. Bubbling at 30-45 seconds. This is my first batch. I am not planning a secondary. I will try to take hydrometer reading this weekend, but I'm not really keen on opening my carboy

The Bone2 said:

We did have a kraussen for 2 full days. It is gone now. Bubbling at 30-45 seconds. This is my first batch. I am not planning a secondary. I will try to take hydrometer reading this weekend, but I'm not really keen on opening my carboy

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Oh, I'd leave it for two weeks or so anyway before you open it. When you do, make sure your drink that hydrometer sample! It'll be beer!

Sounds about right.

Give it a few more days before taking a sample (1-2 minutes between bubbles) as Brewno suggests.

Without a secondary, I'd usually wait 2-3 weeks before bottling. Do a hydrometer reading after a week and then once when you bottle.

No worries though, it sounds like it's coming along just fine.
RDWHAHB

I wouldn't bother with a reading if it is bubbling.

I normally wait 2 weeks after fermentation looks to of stopped before touching it.