"extraone" <extraone@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I'm in the middle of my first batch, its been in the fermenter for 10[/color]
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> Bubbles were less than one a minute so I opened it up to take a hydrometer
> reading. there was layer of foam on the top. Is this normal? I thought
> all that sinks to the bottom?... (my hydrometer reading was 12, which is
> within the range suggested by my kit). Now, it's back to bubbling once
> every 20 seconds. Does this all sound normal and what are the chances I
> could bottle on Saturday? (three days after taking the reading)
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This is perfectly normal. A good practice would be to check your FG over a
few days to make sure fermentation has stopped. Since you have hit the FG
listed by the kit, you are good to bottle.