It’s been about 1 1/2 weeks since brewing and I see that the bubbling in the airlock is very minimal so I decided to check the gravity with my hydrometer. My starting gravity was 1.053. I’m expecting to bottle at around 1.005 or so. After measuring the current gravity I know it’s not ready yet. It measures at 1.015. I’m getting close though. I will check it again in a few days to see if or how much it has gone down.

Admiring the color of the cream ale

Hydrometer test jar full of my cream ale

Nice full hydrometer test jar. It's a pretty site.

And I have my reading. Not quite ready yet. 1.015