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By the way, does the gravity change on the middle days between the stable gravity checks?

Checked the gravity today and it is now stable at 1.007, should I bottle it or wait? If I did wait, would the gravity change again?

Just to mention as well, I make sure all my beers are correctly stored, first warm and dark and then cool dark place (Using thermometers to make sure

It is a Simply Ritchies Lager kit

That batch was in bottles for over a year (occasionaly would drink 1, I have drank all 40 of them now) so it can't be that

Come to think of it, maybe its because I did not shake the bottles at all after putting the sugar in. Apparently with carbonation drops you do not need to do that

This is the FV I am using, it does not use an airlock but the loose fit is probably what helps release the carbon dioxide. It also has a valve which makes bottling easier (comes with wand too). I have another FV which uses an airlock and I have a syphon too. But yes I will be bottling straight...

I suppose mine would be fast yeast if I buy an extract kit with the yeast that comes with it. What is burst carb? Thanks for all your help btw, I have finally got some good incite now after all these months of researching.

Is there a way to tell if my batch is doing okay? By that I mean, will it turn out flat or off flavours etc. I tasted some of it and it looks cloudy and tastes very flat and yeasty I suppose. My last batch all turned out to be flat beer with no head and I think it was yeasty too and I would...

Seriously appreciate it everyone, this has all been cleared up now I think. I guess my last question would be, is there anything wrong with checking readings every 2 days instead of 3? I have about 80 - 100 bottles and I suppose I will have to buy even more if I should be waiting about 2 months...

What happens if the gravity is checked for months and still has not stabilised? I'm assuming it would never happen. I'd also like to know: if I leave in primary for say 3 weeks, would the conditioning in the bottle take less time?

Is it not possible to tell when it is truly done then? How would you know its done in 7 days? I think I'm starting to get it now. So if I left it for another week, would I even need to bother with the readings? It would definitely be done? The readings definitely don't seem to be completely...

True that, pretty much any simple question I have is impossible to find the answer for on the internet. Everything always needs to be more complicated than it is I think.. I am only doing a Simply Ritchies Lager kit lol. Sure if I was doing a high abv beer then 3 weeks would make sense, but...

So is it impossible to tell the reading of a hydrometer then? I would degass the sample too just to make sure

13 days now. I would really love to know exactly what I should do. I know I might get hated on this but there is this professional brewer on youtube and he says that you really do not need to ferment for 3 weeks despite everyone telling you you should. Apparently because that is an old saying...

That is strange though, I do make sure my readings are accurate, making sure it doesnt touch the sides, and re doing it multiple times to make sure.

Thanks for all the tips! I checked the gravity today and it is now 1.007.. When you read instructions or ask people they usually say to measure it and then measure it again 48 to 72 hours later, missing out the middle date. Are people assuming it has stabilised on that middle day? Or do we...

Oh I see, is there anything wrong with doing it 2 days apart instead?

Thank you everyone. I hear to skip the middle day of the 3 day gravity check. and I also hear to do it 2 days apart too. Which is correct? Most people say to do it once and then check again on the third day, but what if the middle day changed?

Hi, so I checked my SG and it was at 1.009, checked again in 48 hours time and it was 1.008. Does the slight different really matter? Am I able to bottle now? Says it needs to be stable for 2 days but I don't know if that slight difference matters. Also my OG was 1.035 which means the abv when...