I took my second hydrometer reading last night. It read clearly 1.010 so I should be pretty good to bottle by this weekend. I drew out a little of the fine amber colored liquid and tested it. The best way I have found to avoid false readings due to bubbles clinging on the side of the hydrometer is to spin it in the beer. The batch still has a small amount of hop pellet muck floating about the top, but most of it has sunk to the bottom. The beer, although currently flat, did taste rather good. After tasting, I have decided to name it after a good friend. I will call it "Brett Beard Bitter Ale" in memorial to the awesome red beard that Brett was required to eradicate recently due to silly job restrictions.
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