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my LHBS told me the same, directions even said it too. 'when bubbling is done, fermenting is done, start bottling!'. Havent had any bottle bombs *yet* since this is my first batch but i figure next time im going to leave it alone for a lot longer next time.

let me know how the extract version of this goes, quite interested for me woman myself too!

oh thats a good thought. i just poured it down the sink lol.

just re-read all this, how do you measure the temp? im guessing electric thermometer? you dont have the sensor in the fermenter the whole time do you?

question about the hydrometer, how do you get the beer out of the fermenter? i cleaned the hell out of a cup to get a reading, is there a slightly....less wasteful way to check the gravity with the hydrometer? just seems like i threw out half a glass of beer with the amount i took out.

yeah thats what i was wondering aboot too, the bottle bombs. theyre tucked away tho, so unless they go when i open the most theyll do is just make a mess under the bench.

gotcha, many thanks!

ohhhh..... so if i didnt leave it for those extra time and bottled it, am i screwed with this batch? Or should i just leave it alone in the bottle longer? I plan on leaving it alone for 3 weeks bottled already. btw, great ideas with the cooling, many thanks!

good point. im just kinda interested in it since almost everyone i know that has had it says its one of teh best beers they have ever had. bold statements.. i kinda want to make a summerbrew and add some lemon peels to it after i kill the boil for a bit to give it a bit more zest. my main...

Complete n00b here, just bought a simple kit from a local homebrew place, an English Special Bitter. I have no idea if i did *any* of this right, guess ill find out in two weeks or so. fermenting finished way faster than i thought it would have(about 2.5 days), but the gravity was in the range...