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Best line ever! :D

Gravity-wise there probably isn't much more to go, but if you are still getting airlock bubbles every 15 seconds on Saturday, I would wait to be on the safe side.

I wouldn't give up on it yet. If the gravity gets down to .01, I think that you'd still have roughtly 4% alcohol.:mug:

I'm a beginner, but maybe I can be of help. How many hours did you see active fermentation? What temperature did you pitch the yeast at? From what I've read on here, the airlock isn't the best sign of fermentation. I would give it until Friday and then take a hydrometer reading. Take...

Don't know what I'm doing labelwise, but I would really like to have labels on my first batch before they are all gone. Please let me know what you think, and any suggestions are welcome. * slight technical problem---I created a label in microsoft publisher and saved it as a jpeg or a gif...

Nice! What did you use to make the labels?:mug:

"So the LHBS dude who said to use john bull and cascade was a bit off the money." ...Just a little bit!!!! I'll let you guys know how it turns out!!:confused:

Last night I started one based on a recommendation from the guy at my LHBS. Its a can of the John Bull Amber Extract, 1 oz of cascade hops, and I'm using California Ale Yeast. It looked a little darker than I expected, but we'll see. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks for the responses kornkob and efreem. The very next night, I put a bottle in the fridge for about 30 minutes...took it out, poured it....delicious!!!:mug: What a difference a day makes! I can't imagine what this will taste like in a couple weeks!:cross:

Thanks for the response! I wanted to make it as simple as possible, so I got those Coopers carbonation drops and used those. I'm bottle conditioning at 70 degrees. Did your whole first batch have that type of taste or just the first few bottles? Thanks!

Hi All, So for my first batch I tried a Coopers Dark Ale, using malt and not sugar and dry yeast (unfortunately). It started bubbling within 18 hours but stopped completely two and a half days after that. I gave the fermentor a slight swirl, and it bubbled again for half a day then stopped...