I brewed my first batch 3 weeks ago, the day after Christmas. It is an American Amber Ale kit from NB. I wanted to wait for it to go a month in the primary but just couldn't. I took my first hydrometer reading today, I'll take one tomorrow and the next day also. When I opened the top of the ale pail, it looked and smelled like beer:rockin: After I took my hydrometer reading I tasted the sample and it tasted like beer. I can't believe this actually worked. My original gravity was 1.043 and now it is 1.004. Does that sound reasonable?