hi people need some help ,,im a first time brewer and stumbled accross a few problems with my coopers micro brew kit ,i got some helpfull tips anf my problems have been sorted out ,but iv sprung a new one ,,ha ha ,,my brew has been sitting for 2 and a half weeks now , and my hydrometer reading is stuck at 1.015 and not dropping to under 1.010 as it says in the coopers handbook ,,the ale smells fine but the the ale tastes a little bitter , so my question is will it be ok to bottle the ale if the gravity reading is still the same on the 3 week mark ???? and will that bitter taste calm down a bit once bottled ??? ,,any help would be great guys ,,by the way loving this wee homebrewtalk forum ,great to see the differnt ways of brewing ,its giving me some good ideas for future brews ,,,peace out people